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Table 2 Prescribed antibiotics as DDD and DID, and percentages

From: Antibiotic prescriptions in primary health care in a rural population in Crete, Greece

Effective Substance

Frequency

DDD

DID

% DDD

Children

    

Penicillins J01C

    

   • Phenoxymethyl-penicillin J01CE02

1

6

0.17

0.8

   • Amoxicillin J01CA04

5

42

1.16

5.3

   • Amoxicillin-clavulanate J01CR02

28

346

9.57

43.4

Cephalosporins J01DA

24

154

4.26

19.3

Macrolides J01F

24

216

5.98

27.1

Sulphonamides QJ01EQ

1

14.4

0.4

1.8

Antifungals D01

2

10.5

0.29

1.3

Antiviral J05A

1

2.5

0.07

0.3

Antiprotozoal-anthelminthics (P01-P02)

1

6

0.17

0.8

Total

87

797

22.1

 

Adults

    

Penicillins J01C

    

   • Phenoxymethyl-penicillin J01CE02

2

12

0.21

0.9

   • Amoxicillin J01CA04

12

162

2.79

11.5

   • Amoxicilline-clavunalate J01CR02

16

272

4.68

19.3

Cephalosporins J01DA

43

418

7.2

29.7

Macrolides J01F

50

389

6.7

27.7

Quinolones J01M

5

55

0.95

3.9

Imidazoles J01XD

2

15

0.26

1.1

Sulphonamides QJ01EQ

3

30

0.52

2.1

Lincozamides J01F

2

8

0.14

0.6

Antifungals D01

5

46

0.79

3.3

Total

140

1407

24.2

 
  1. DDD = daily defined doses of antibiotics, DID = daily defined doses of antibiotics for 1000 people/day.