Descriptive study finds unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in 15.4% of primary care encounters, indicating targets to reduce prescriptions for colds, bronchitis, and sinusitis.
Antibiotics were prescribed unnecessarily for 15.4% of included encounters in a Canadian primary care setting. Almost one-quarter of antibiotics were prescribed for conditions for which they are rarely or never indicated. These findings should guide safe reductions in the use of antibiotics for the common cold, bronchitis and sinusitis.
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