Use of antibiotics slightly decreased

Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed drugs for urinary tract infections [19659006]. Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications. General practitioners are most often prescribed for urinary tract infections. That's what the figures from the first line of Nivel Zoregistraties show.

In 2017, nearly 18% of patients registered in a general practitioner's office were prescribed an antibiotic. This is a slight decrease from previous years. Amoxicillin, specially prescribed for ear and respiratory infections, was the most prescribed antibiotic; 5% of registered patients received a prescription for this. Nitrofurantoin and Clavulanic Amoxicillin Acid are other commonly prescribed antibiotics. Nitrofurantoin is mainly prescribed for urinary tract infections

Antibiotics are most commonly prescribed for urinary tract infections
. 19659010] The excessive use of antibiotics increases the risk of antibiotic resistance. Dutch GPs are reluctant to prescribe antibiotics over their European counterparts. Nevertheless, Dutch GPs routinely prescribe antibiotics when the guidelines do not recommend it. This has been demonstrated by previous research of Nivel, "Use of antibiotics in respiratory infections in primary health care"

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