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Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions in the United States

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OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 7, Issue 12, Pages -

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa575

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coronavirus disease 2019; COVID-19; antibiotics; prescriptions; outpatient; United States

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In April 2020, there were significant reductions in prescription fills of each of the 10 most prescribed outpatient antibiotics in the United States. Monthly azithromycin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, and levofloxacin fills did not rebound significantly from April through July 2020. Coronavirus disease 2019 had an immediate and sustained impact on US outpatient antibiotic prescribing.

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