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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Agnew, J
• Taaffe, M
• Darker, C
• O'Shea, B
• Clarke, J

Titel

Delayed prescribing of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections: use of information leaflets

Ist Teil von

• Irish medical journal, 2013-09, Vol.106 (8), p.243-244

Ort / Verlag

Ireland

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The appropriate prescribing of antibiotics is a challenge in primary care12. We performed an interventional trial to determine if providing an information leaflet on antibiotics with a delayed antibiotic prescription influenced the patient's decision to use the antibiotic for a respiratory tract infection (RTI). The control group (n = 69) where given a delayed prescription and the intervention group (n = 46) were given an information leaflet on antibiotics with the delayed prescription. In the control group, 72% (n = 50) of patients indicated they subsequently used the antibiotic, and in the intervention group, 43%(n = 20) indicated they used the antibiotic, this difference was statistically significant (p = 0.0018.) The key conclusion of this study is that delayed prescriptions should be issued with an appropriate information sheet.