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Antibiotic use
– 1/3 of all antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate – 50% of respiratory infections receive unnecessary treatment – 80% of those receive broad spectrum antibiotics
– $1.1 billion is spent annually for adult URI infections – Over 60% of antibiotic expenditures in US occurs in outpatient settings
8 Tamma, Pranita D, Cosgrove, Sara E. Addressing the Appropriateness of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in the United States: An Important First Step. JAMA. 2016;315(17):1839-1841. Shapiro DJ, Hicks LA, Pavia AT, Hersh AL. Antibiotic prescribing for adults in ambulatory care in the USA, 2007–09. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014;69(1):234-40 For the spending in outpatient settings: Suda KJ, Hicks LA, Roberts RM, Hunkler RJ, Danziger LH. A national evaluation of antibiotic expenditures by healthcare setting in the United States, 2009. J 9
Proportion of patients filling antibiotic prescriptions, by age group, Oregon, 2013