PURPOSE: To determine antibiotic use and its distribution by age and gender, as well as the most prescribed therapeutic group. DESIGN: Observational descriptive with retrospective data. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: Population from the Lleida (Spain) Health Region receiving antibiotic prescriptions from 2002 to 2007. MEASUREMENTS: Daily Dose Per Inhabitant (DID) was calculated, as well as the number of patients under treatment. The study variables were: age, gender, number of patients under antibiotic treatment and pharmacological group. RESULTS: Mean prevalence of patients receiving antibiotics was 36.93% (33.51% in men and 40.42% in women). The DID in Lleida during 2007 is 23.52. The majority (56%) had received antibiotics once a year. The antibiotic consumption prevalence has a "V" shape with higher values among children and old people. There is an annual exposure to antibiotics in 58.8% of the 0 to 4 years-old age group. The most prescribed antibiotic is amoxicillin/clavulanic. CONCLUSIONS: We observe a high antibiotic prescription rate among children and older people, the high consumption in childhood being of note. There is also a higher use of antibiotics among women and changing of prescription towards broad spectrum antibiotics.
PURPOSE: To determine antibiotic use and its distribution by age and gender, as well as the most prescribed therapeutic group. DESIGN: Observational descriptive with retrospective data. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: Population from the Lleida (Spain) Health Region receiving antibiotic prescriptions from 2002 to 2007. MEASUREMENTS: Daily Dose Per Inhabitant (DID) was calculated, as well as the number of patients under treatment. The study variables were: age, gender, number of patients under antibiotic treatment and pharmacological group. RESULTS: Mean prevalence of patients receiving antibiotics was 36.93% (33.51% in men and 40.42% in women). The DID in Lleida during 2007 is 23.52. The majority (56%) had received antibiotics once a year. The antibiotic consumption prevalence has a "V" shape with higher values among children and old people. There is an annual exposure to antibiotics in 58.8% of the 0 to 4 years-old age group. The most prescribed antibiotic is amoxicillin/clavulanic. CONCLUSIONS: We observe a high antibiotic prescription rate among children and older people, the high consumption in childhood being of note. There is also a higher use of antibiotics among women and changing of prescription towards broad spectrum antibiotics.
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