In both years compared, over 72 percent of all the antibiotics consumed in England were prescribed from a general practitioner. Hospital inpatient services prescribed nearly 13 percent of the antibiotics consumed in England in both years.
Distribution of antibiotic consumption in England in 2018 and 2021, by prescriber source
Characteristic
General practice
Hospital inpatient
Hospital outpatient
Other community
Dentist
2018
72.4%
12.7%
7.5%
3.9%
3.5%
2021
72.1%
13%
6.5%
4.1%
4.3%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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