High global consumption of potentially inappropriate fixed dose combination antibiotics: Analysis of data from 75 countries.

Antibiotic fixed dose combinations (FDCs) can have clinical advantages such as improving effectiveness and adherence to therapy. However, high use of potentially inappropriate FDCs has been reported, with implications for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and toxicity. We used a pharmaceutical database...

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Main Authors: Barbara Bortone, Charlotte Jackson, Yingfen Hsia, Julia Bielicki, Nicola Magrini, Mike Sharland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241899