Tag: Antibiotics
2013 to 2016 Saw No Change in Antibiotic Prescribing Practices
No significant change in individual or overall annual antibiotic prescribing rates during study period
FDA Warns of Possible Heart Risks Linked to Clarithromycin
Agency advising doctors to consider prescribing other antibiotics to patients with coronary heart disease
Patient, Provider Characteristics Tied to Unnecessary Antibiotic Rx
Advanced practice practitioners may be more likely to prescribe unnecessary antibiotics
Confusion Common in Seniors Prescribed Antibiotics for UTI
Confusion independently associated with receipt of antibiotics for UTI in nursing home residents
Sulfonamides, Nitrofurantoin Being Given for UTI in Pregnancy
Nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prescribed first trimester despite ACOG recs
Anaphylaxis Is Rare Complication of Pregnancy
Estimated incidence is 1.6 per 100,000 maternities; often the result of a reaction to antibiotics
Long-Term Macrolide Use Linked to Resistant P. Acnes
Long-term oral macrolides for treatment of acne may increase macrolide resistance
Link Between Diabetes, Antibiotic Use Called Into Question
Clinical, lifestyle factors may have confounded previous findings linking antibiotics, diabetes risk
Drug Combination Cost-Effective for Cesarean Prophylaxis
Improved maternal outcomes when azithromycin is added to cephalosporin for infection prophylaxis
Drop in Proportion of Neonates With Long IV Therapy for UTI
Decrease from 50 percent in 2005 to 19 percent in 2015; not linked to increase in hospital readmissions
