• English
    • العربية
  • العربية
  • Login
  • QU
  • QU Library
  •  Home
  • Communities & Collections
  • Help
    • Item Submission
    • Publisher policies
    • User guides
    • FAQs
  • About QSpace
    • Vision & Mission
View Item 
  •   Qatar University Digital Hub
  • Qatar University Institutional Repository
  • Academic
  • Faculty Contributions
  • College of Health Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • View Item
  • Qatar University Digital Hub
  • Qatar University Institutional Repository
  • Academic
  • Faculty Contributions
  • College of Health Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • View Item
  •      
  •  
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Antibiotic Prescription Patterns for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Outpatient Qatari Population in the Private Sector

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Publisher version (You have accessOpen AccessIcon)
    Publisher version (Check access options)
    Check access options
    Main article- accepted Manuscript (253.5Kb)
    Date
    2016-12-09
    Author
    Butt, Adeel Ajwad
    Navasero, Cristina S.
    Thomas, Bright
    Al Marri, Salih
    Al Katheeri, Huda
    Al Thani, Asmaa
    Al Khal, Abdullatif
    Khan, Tasnim
    Abou-Samra, Abdul-Badi
    ...show more authors ...show less authors
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Background: Antibiotic are often inappropriately prescribed for upper respiratory infections (URI) in the Western countries. Data on the proportion of inappropriate prescriptions are lacking from the Middle East and other developing countries. Methods: We retrieved health insurance claims for all antibiotics prescribed for URIs in the private sector in the State of Qatar between May 2014 and December 2015. During the study period, health insurance was limited to Qatari nationals. We excluded topical antibiotics. We also retrieved data on prescriber’s specialty as listed with the licensing authority. Diagnoses were classified as appropriate or inappropriate based on the likelihood of a bacterial etiology which may warrant antibiotic use. Results: There were a total of 75,733 claims during the study period. Of these, 41,556 (55%) were for an appropriate indication, while 34,177 (45%) were for an inappropriate indication. Most common antibiotic classes were cepahlosporins (43% of claims; 44% inappropriate), penicillins (28% of claims; 44% inappropriate), macrolides (19% of claims; 52% inappropriate) and fluoroquinolone (9% of claims; 40% inappropriate). Nearly 5% of antibiotics were intravenous formulations. The most common prescribers were General/Family physicians (53% of claims; 50% inappropriate), followed by Pediatrics (18.6% of claims; 36% inappropriate) and Internal Medicine (14.1 of claims; 44% inappropriate). Conclusions: There is a high rate of inappropriate antibiotic prescription for acute URIs in the private health care sector in the State of Qatar. Further studies are needed to determine the population-based rates across the country. Interventions to decrease inappropriate use in such settings are urgently needed.
    DOI/handle
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.12.004
    http://hdl.handle.net/10576/5117
    Collections
    • Biomedical Sciences [‎833‎ items ]

    entitlement


    Qatar University Digital Hub is a digital collection operated and maintained by the Qatar University Library and supported by the ITS department

    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Contact Us | Send Feedback | QU

     

     

    Home

    Submit your QU affiliated work

    Browse

    All of Digital Hub
      Communities & Collections Publication Date Author Title Subject Type Language Publisher
    This Collection
      Publication Date Author Title Subject Type Language Publisher

    My Account

    Login

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    About QSpace

    Vision & Mission

    Help

    Item Submission Publisher policiesUser guides FAQs

    Qatar University Digital Hub is a digital collection operated and maintained by the Qatar University Library and supported by the ITS department

    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Contact Us | Send Feedback | QU

     

     

    Video