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## Abstract ## Background About 80% of antibiotic prescriptions are written in outpatient settings. Outpatient antibiotic use (AU) is highest in the Southern United States. Tennessee consistently has one of the highest AU rates in the country. Previous analyses found that 1,195 prescriptions were filled in Tennessee per 1,000 total population in 2016. Moreover, 50% of all outpatient antibiotic prescriptions were written by 9.3% of prescribers. We sought to assess Tennessee outpatient antibiotic prescribing trends, comparing 2016 with 2018 data. ## Methods The Tennessee IQVIA outpatient antibiotic prescription dataset from January 1 to December 31, 2018 was analyzed and compared to 2016 results. Orally administered antibacterial agents were included. Patients < 20 years old were classified as pediatric. County level population data were obtained from the Tennessee Department of Health. Antibiotic prescription rates were calculated as antibiotics prescribed per 1,000 population in the specified age group. Analysis was performed using SAS 9.4. ## Results The statewide AU rate decreased from 1,195 in 2016 to 1,074 in 2018 per 1,000 population. Consistent with the previous analysis, fem

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Author

Christopher D Evans; Youssoufou Ouedraogo; Amelia Keaton; Milner Staub

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)