{"title":"Improving antimicrobial stewardship in general practice","authors":"Marco Motta, M. Wilcock","doi":"10.1002/psb.2041","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in primary care is a key element of antimicrobial stewardship. This study carried out in GP surgeries in Cornwall examined whether clarithromycin was being prescribed in accordance with NICE guidance, and whether allergy status and symptoms were correctly recorded in the case of patients who had penicillin allergy noted.","PeriodicalId":88184,"journal":{"name":"The Prescriber","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Prescriber","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.2041","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in primary care is a key element of antimicrobial stewardship. This study carried out in GP surgeries in Cornwall examined whether clarithromycin was being prescribed in accordance with NICE guidance, and whether allergy status and symptoms were correctly recorded in the case of patients who had penicillin allergy noted.