Volume 12, Number 10—October 2006
Research
Antimicrobial Drugs in the Home, United Kingdom
Cliodna A.M. McNulty*
, Paul Boyle†, Tom Nichols‡, Douglas P. Clappison§, and Peter Davey¶
, Paul Boyle†, Tom Nichols‡, Douglas P. Clappison§, and Peter Davey¶
Table 1
Outcomes from household survey of antimicrobial drugs and interviews of an adult member of the household about behavior in relation to these drugs, United Kingdom, 2003*
| Data | Antibacterial or antifungal drugs, % (95% CI) | Antibacterial drugs, % (95% CI) | Antifungal drugs, % (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household-based (6,983 households) | ||||
| Households with drug | 18.9 (18.0–19.9) | 13.9 (13.1–14.8) | 6.9 (6.3–7.6) | |
| Households with current drug | 10.6 (9.9–11.4) | 7.9 (7.2–8.5) | 3.6 (3.2–4.1) | |
| Households with leftover drug | 6.2 (5.7–6.8) | 4.5 (4.0–5.0) | 2.1 (1.8–2.5) | |
| Households with standby drug | 3.7 (3.3–4.2) | 2.4 (2.1–2.8) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | |
| Households with leftover or standby drug | 9.6 (8.9–10.3) | 6.7 (6.1–7.3) | 3.5 (3.1–4.0) | |
| Antimicrobial drug–based (506 leftover, 292 standby) | ||||
| Leftover drug >1 y old | 38 (33–44) | 32 (27–38) | 55 (46–63) | |
| Standby drug >1 y old | 31 (26–37) | 29 (23–37) | 36 (28–46) | |
| Leftover drug is more than half left | 48 (43–53) | 50 (44–56) | 44 (36–53) | |
| Respondent-based (7,120 respondents) | ||||
| Respondent had a leftover drug that was originally prescribed | 3.9 (3.4–4.4)† | 2.8 (2.4–3.3) | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | |
| Respondent prescribed a drug in the last year | 37.6 (36.4–38.8) | |||
| Respondent kept leftover drug from their most recent prescription | 5.9 (5.0–7.0) | |||
| Respondent kept drug in case of future need | 44 (35–52) |
*Some prescriptions contained both antibacterial and antifungal drugs and contribute to all 3 columns. CI, confidence interval. | ||
*Some prescriptions contained both antibacterial and antifungal drugs and contribute to all 3 columns. CI, confidence interval.
†This outcome is examined in more detail in Table 2.
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