| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5555807 | Journal of the American Pharmacists Association | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Over 6 years, antibiotic prescriptions overall and for broad-spectrum agents decreased for physicians and increased for NPs and PAs. Thus, increasing trends in the US of broad-spectrum antibiotic prescriptions can be attributed to midlevel providers. Interventions should be designed to reverse increasing prescribing trends, especially of broad-spectrum agents prescribed by NPs and PAs. Stewardship efforts should also be targeted towards dentists, since this group prescribes a higher proportion of antibiotics compared with midlevel providers.
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Authors
Katie J. Suda, Rebecca M. Roberts, Robert J. Hunkler, Thomas H. Taylor,