Patient Safety Portal is based on outpatient oral antibiotic prescriptions dispensed in U.S. retail pharmacies using an extract from IQVIA Xponent® data. The table shows antibiotic agents included and their respective antibiotic classes. Antibiotic Class Antibiotic Agent B-lactams, increased activity AMOXICILLIN-CLAVULANIC ACID

Outpatient Antibiotic Use: Retail Pharmacy Prescription Data

System of Classification. These classes include: tetracyclines, cephalosporins, lincosamides, macrolides, penicillins, fluoroquinolones, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, beta-lactams with increased activity, urinary anti-infectives and others. (See Uniform System of Classification 2018: https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-

Outpatient Antibiotic Use: Pharmacy Prescriptions dispensed to Medicare ...

Antibiotic class defines a set of related antibiotics. State-level rates of penicillins, macrolides, cephalosporins, and fluoroquinolones are displayed. Also displayed are all antibiotic classes, which include these four classes plus additional classes not available for release at the state level.

For national data, up to 10 classes allowed, plus all classes • All classes (all antibiotics, regardless of class) • Penicillins (e.g., penicillin, amoxicillin)

Antibiotic Use. Tracking and reporting antibiotic use is critical to identify opportunities for improvement, and to inform and assess antibiotic stewardship interventions.

Resistance data for 29 bug-drug profiles or phenotypes, pathogen-antibiotic combinations that are used to describe the bacteria's resistance to specific drugs such as: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Inpatient Antibiotic Use - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: A cornerstone approach to prevention of antibiotic resistance. Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship. September 2021