Exploration of Trends in Antimicrobial Use and Their Determinants Based on Dispensing Information Collected from Pharmacies throughout Japan: A First Report

• Main Authors: Yuichi Muraki (Author), Masayuki Maeda (Author), Ryo Inose (Author), Koki Yoshimura (Author), Naoki Onizuka (Author), Masao Takahashi (Author), Eiji Kawakami (Author), Yoshiaki Shikamura (Author), Naotaka Son (Author), Makoto Iwashita (Author), Manabu Suzuki (Author), Masayuki Yokoi (Author), Hirokazu Horikoshi (Author), Yasuaki Aoki (Author), Michiyo Kawana (Author), Miwako Kamei (Author), Hajime Hashiba (Author), Choichiro Miyazaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the defined daily doses (DDD)/1000 prescriptions/month (DPM) as a new indicator that can be used in pharmacies, and to describe antimicrobial use patterns in pharmacies nationwide in Japan. Dispensing volumes, number of prescriptions received, and facility i...