This statistic depicts the percentage of prescriptions for antibiotics in the United States that were unnecessary, for acute respiratory conditions, in 2015, by age. Among those aged 20-64 years with acute respiratory conditions, 70 percent of antibiotic prescriptions were unnecessary.
Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions in the United States that were unnecessary for acute respiratory conditions in 2015, by age*
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Percentage of unnecessary prescriptions
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CDC. (October 31, 2017). Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions in the United States that were unnecessary for acute respiratory conditions in 2015, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/861330/unnecessary-antibiotic-prescriptions-acute-respiratory-us-by-age/
CDC. "Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions in the United States that were unnecessary for acute respiratory conditions in 2015, by age*." Chart. October 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/861330/unnecessary-antibiotic-prescriptions-acute-respiratory-us-by-age/
CDC. (2017). Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions in the United States that were unnecessary for acute respiratory conditions in 2015, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/861330/unnecessary-antibiotic-prescriptions-acute-respiratory-us-by-age/
CDC. "Percentage of Antibiotic Prescriptions in The United States That Were Unnecessary for Acute Respiratory Conditions in 2015, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/861330/unnecessary-antibiotic-prescriptions-acute-respiratory-us-by-age/
CDC, Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions in the United States that were unnecessary for acute respiratory conditions in 2015, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/861330/unnecessary-antibiotic-prescriptions-acute-respiratory-us-by-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions in the United States that were unnecessary for acute respiratory conditions in 2015, by age* [Graph], CDC, October 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/861330/unnecessary-antibiotic-prescriptions-acute-respiratory-us-by-age/