11-year trend in antibiotic consumption in a South-Eastern Europe European country; the situation in Albania and the implications for the future
Hoxha, Iris and Godman, Brian and Malaj, Admir and Meyer, Johanna C. (2023) 11-year trend in antibiotic consumption in a South-Eastern Europe European country; the situation in Albania and the implications for the future. Antibiotics, 12 (5). 882. ISSN 2079-6382 (https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12050882)
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Abstract
There are growing concerns with rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across countries. These concerns are enhanced by the increasing and inappropriate utilization of ‘Watch’ antibiotics with their greater resistance potential, AMR is further exacerbated by the increasing use of antibiotics to treat patients with COVID-19 despite little evidence of bacterial infections. Currently, little is known about antibiotic utilization patterns in Albania in recent years, including the pandemic years, the influence of an ageing population, as well as increasing GDP and greater healthcare governance. Consequently, total utilization patterns in the country were tracked from 2011 to 2021 alongside key indicators. Key indicators included total utilization as well as changes in the use of ‘Watch’ antibiotics. Antibiotic consumption fell from 27.4 DIDs (defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day) in 2011 to 18.8 DIDs in 2019, which was assisted by an ageing population and improved infrastructures. However, there was an appreciable increase in the use of ‘Watch’ antibiotics during the study period. Their utilization rose from 10% of the total utilization among the top 10 most utilized antibiotics (DID basis) in 2011 to 70% by 2019. Antibiotic utilization subsequently rose after the pandemic to 25.1 DIDs in 2021, reversing previous downward trends. Alongside this, there was increasing use of ‘Watch’ antibiotics, which accounted for 82% (DID basis) of the top 10 antibiotics in 2021. In conclusion, educational activities and antimicrobial stewardship programs are urgently needed in Albania to reduce inappropriate utilization, including ‘Watch’ antibiotics, and hence AMR.
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Item type: Article ID code: 85416 Dates: DateEvent9 May 2023Published6 May 2023Accepted1 April 2023SubmittedSubjects: Medicine > Pharmacy and materia medica
Medicine > Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Medicine > Public aspects of medicine > Public health. Hygiene. Preventive MedicineDepartment: Faculty of Science > Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 09 May 2023 08:18 Last modified: 07 Sep 2024 01:58 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85416