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<p>The following table provides information on the number of dispensed prescription
items for human antibiotic medicines, in the community, for the period 2004 to 2013.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number of prescription items for antibiotic
medicines written in the United Kingdom and dispensed, in the community, in England
<sup>1, 2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Items (000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>33,119.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>33,825.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>33,627.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>35,429.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>34,801.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>34,182.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>35,302.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>35,333.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>37,307.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>35,429.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Sources</em>:</p><p>Prescription
Cost Analysis (PCA) system. The Health & Social Care Information Centre, Prescribing
and Primary Care Services.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Notes</em>:</p><p><sup>1. </sup>As
classified within British National Formulary (BNF) paragraphs 5.1.1 <em>Penicillins</em>,
5.1.2 <em>Cephalosporins, carbapenems, and other beta-lactams</em>, 5.1.3 <em>Tetracyclines</em>,
5.1.4 <em>Aminoglycoside</em>s, 5.1.5 <em>Macrolides</em>, 5.1.6 <em>Clindamycin,</em>5.1.7
<em>Some other antibacterials</em>, 5.1.11 <em>Metronidazole and tinidazole, </em>5.1.12
<em>Quinolones</em>.</p><p><sup>2. </sup>Prescriptions include those written by general
practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and other non-medical prescribers.</p><p> </p><p>In
terms of human antibiotic medicines used in hospitals in England, it is not possible
to provide reliable information. Within hospital data, information is reported as
‘packs', a measure which is not consistent over time or for aggregation, as one pack
could refer to a single vial or to a box of 10 vials, or a bottle of capsules. Therefore
to sum all the packs for a range of medicines is inappropriate and any resulting figures
will be misleading.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides information on the
volume of antimicrobial sales from Market Authorisation Holders for veterinary medicine.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Sales of animal antibiotics within the United
Kingdom <sup>1, 2, 3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Tonnes of active
ingredient</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>409</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Sources</em>:</p><p>The
Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p><p><em>
</em></p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1. </sup>It is not currently possible to separate
the sales data by country and hence the data provided is for the UK.</p><p><sup>2.
</sup>Sales data was provided voluntarily by veterinary pharmaceutical companies from
1998-2004. Data from 2005 onwards has been collected as a statutory requirement, as
set out in the Veterinary Medicines Regulations.</p><p><sup>3. </sup>2013 data will
be published later in the year.</p><p> </p>
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