The amount of antibiotics prescribed in primary and secondary care in the United Kingdom (UK) has decreased between 2013 and 2017. In 2013, over 339 tons of penicillin were prescribed in the UK, by 2017 it had fallen to approximately 330 tons. The weight of Tetracyclines and Macrolides prescribed also fell from 2013 to 2017.
Antibiotics prescribed in primary and secondary care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013 and 2017
(in tons)
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GOV.UK. (January 31, 2019). Antibiotics prescribed in primary and secondary care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013 and 2017 (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022728/amount-of-antibiotics-prescribed-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Antibiotics prescribed in primary and secondary care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013 and 2017 (in tons)." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022728/amount-of-antibiotics-prescribed-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2019). Antibiotics prescribed in primary and secondary care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013 and 2017 (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022728/amount-of-antibiotics-prescribed-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Antibiotics Prescribed in Primary and Secondary Care in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2013 and 2017 (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022728/amount-of-antibiotics-prescribed-in-the-united-kingdom/
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Antibiotics prescribed in primary and secondary care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013 and 2017 (in tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022728/amount-of-antibiotics-prescribed-in-the-united-kingdom/
