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Question: Among US and UK children ≤9 years of age, how does the usage and cost of prescription antibiotics differ?
Question type: Descriptive
Study design: Cross-sectional
Investigators from Boston and Brandeis Universities sought to compare the use and cost of oral antibiotics among children in the United States and United Kingdom. UK prescription data were obtained from the General Practice Research Database, which contains medical information derived from general practice outpatient office electronic records on >3 million people annually enrolled in >300 practices. All prescriptions are generated electronically and recorded in the patient’s record. US prescription data were obtained using the Truven Health MarketScan Research Database, which contains medical information contributed by large self-insured employers and a smaller number of health insurance plans. It includes demographic data, paid claims for drugs, …
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