Proportions of total prescriptions for individual antibiotics (710 803 prescriptions) at age 11–21 years
| Prescriptions, % | Prescription days, % | |
|---|---|---|
| Total short-term antibiotics | 73.07 | 27.52 |
| Acute amoxicillin | 19.78 | 7.18 |
| Acute penicillin V | 15.28 | 4.48 |
| Acute flucloxacillin | 13.93 | 5.70 |
| Acute trimethoprim | 8.57 | 2.30 |
| Acute erythromycin | 7.56 | 4.13 |
| Acute co-amoxiclav | 4.08 | 1.77 |
| Acute doxycycline | 2.22 | 1.38 |
| Acute nitrofurantoin | 1.65 | 0.57 |
| Total long-term antibiotics | 26.93 | 72.48 |
| Long-term lymecycline | 7.77 | 24.16 |
| Long-term oxytetracycline | 7.63 | 14.94 |
| Long-term minocycline | 6.07 | 18.99 |
| Long-term erythromycin | 2.43 | 5.31 |
| Long-term doxycycline | 1.92 | 5.84 |
| Long-term trimethoprim | 0.67 | 2.16 |
| Long-term nitrofurantoin | 0.44 | 1.08 |