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Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions with adverse drug events and health care expenditures.
June 8, 2022
Butler AM, Brown DS, Durkin MJ, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(5):e2214153.
Inappropriately prescribing antibiotics for non-bacterial infections remains common in outpatient settings despite the associated risks. This analysis of antibiotics prescribed to more than 2.8 million children showed more than 30% of children with bacterial infection, and 4%-70% of children with viral infection were inappropriately prescribed antibiotics. Inappropriate prescribing led to increased risk of adverse drug events (e.g., allergic reaction) and increased health expenditures in the following 30 days.
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