Open AccessAntibiotic utilization in Iran 2000–2016: Pattern analysis and benchmarking with organization for economic co-operation and development Countries
Author(s) -
Hadi Abbasian,
Mohammad Hajimolaali,
Alireza Yektadoost,
Saman Zartab
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_19_42
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , medicine , antibiotics , defined daily dose , environmental health , antimicrobial stewardship , benchmarking , antibiotic resistance , drug , business , biology , marketing , social science , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , psychiatry
Antibiotic resistance is the main threat to health all over the world. The consumption of antibiotics is one of the factors causing the emergence of multidrug resistance. The purpose of this study was to recognize the patterns, trends, and changes of consumption in Iran and to compare them with those of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.