Temporal decrease in overall antibiotic consumption accompanying antibiotic prescribing rate disclosure policy: Evidence from analysis of national health insurance claims data in South Korea

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1295-1300

  Lee, Young Sook ^a   Kwon, Jin Won ^b   Oh, Ock Hee ^c   Sohn, Hyun Soon ^d  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c FirstDis Korea   (South Korea)

^d Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotic consumption; Antibiotic prescribing rates; Defined daily dose; National policy; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFACLOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH KOREA; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISCLOSURE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84938859279     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-014-0333-5     Document Type: Article

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