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The match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in Australia
Objectives: To determine the potential for a source of surplus antibiotics in the community to come from the mismatch between the recommended duration of antibiotic treatment for common indications in primary care and that dictated by default pharmaceutical industry packaging. Methods: Analysis of e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4755163/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26122469 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12385 |
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description | Objectives: To determine the potential for a source of surplus antibiotics in the community to come from the mismatch between the recommended duration of antibiotic treatment for common indications in primary care and that dictated by default pharmaceutical industry packaging. Methods: Analysis of existing published information of: 1) the most common antibiotics prescribed in primary care in Australia; 2) their most common indications; 3) the guideline recommendations for their duration; and 4) the duration dictated by antibiotic packaging. Results: Of 32 common antibiotic prescribing scenarios, 10 had doses left over in surplus and 18 had a shortfall, leaving only four in which the packaging size matched the duration recommended by electronic Therapeutic Guidelines. Where there was a shortfall, this was only exactly accommodated by a repeat prescription in two cases. Conclusions: Mismatch contributes to a shortfall or excess of doses compared to recommended antibiotic treatment protocols and probably exaggerates redundant doses in the community from prescribed antibiotics dispensed and not consumed. Implications: Prescribers need to be aware that the mismatch between antibiotic pack sizes and guideline recommendations for their duration is contributing to antibiotic resistance in the community. |
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spelling | pubmed-47551632016-02-25 The match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in Australia McGuire, Treasure M. Smith, Jane Del Mar, Chris Aust N Z J Public Health Health Care Objectives: To determine the potential for a source of surplus antibiotics in the community to come from the mismatch between the recommended duration of antibiotic treatment for common indications in primary care and that dictated by default pharmaceutical industry packaging. Methods: Analysis of existing published information of: 1) the most common antibiotics prescribed in primary care in Australia; 2) their most common indications; 3) the guideline recommendations for their duration; and 4) the duration dictated by antibiotic packaging. Results: Of 32 common antibiotic prescribing scenarios, 10 had doses left over in surplus and 18 had a shortfall, leaving only four in which the packaging size matched the duration recommended by electronic Therapeutic Guidelines. Where there was a shortfall, this was only exactly accommodated by a repeat prescription in two cases. Conclusions: Mismatch contributes to a shortfall or excess of doses compared to recommended antibiotic treatment protocols and probably exaggerates redundant doses in the community from prescribed antibiotics dispensed and not consumed. Implications: Prescribers need to be aware that the mismatch between antibiotic pack sizes and guideline recommendations for their duration is contributing to antibiotic resistance in the community. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015-06-29 2015-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4755163/ /pubmed/26122469 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12385 Text en © 2015 The Authors This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Health Care McGuire, Treasure M. Smith, Jane Del Mar, Chris The match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in Australia |
title | The match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in Australia |
title_full | The match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in Australia |
title_fullStr | The match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in Australia |
title_full_unstemmed | The match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in Australia |
title_short | The match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in Australia |
title_sort | match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in australia |
topic | Health Care |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4755163/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26122469 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12385 |
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