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Sheila Monteiro Lisboa1, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras Martins2, Lia Silva de Castilho3, Maria Elisa de Souza e Silva3, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu4.
Abstract
Prescribing errors may contribute to antibiotic resistance and other drug-related problems. To investigate the quality of prescriptions involving antibiotic prophylaxis by dentists in a large Brazilian city, 366 dental prescriptions were randomly selected from 31,105. A prophylaxis indication represented 24.9% of the prescriptions, and only 12 (13.2%; 95% confidence interval, 7.7%-21.7%) were correct regarding the generic name, dose, and length of antibiotic use. Prescriptions for antibiotic prophylaxis by dentists are mostly inadequate in this city.Keywords: Dentistry; Drug Misuse; Oral health; Prescription drug misuse; Public Health Surveillance
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Year: 2015 PMID： 25934061 DOI： 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.028
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Infect Control ISSN： 0196-6553 Impact factor: 2.918