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Table 2 Patient prescription information (n = 123*)

From: Antibiotic repeat prescriptions: are patients not re-filling them properly?

Type of information

n (%)

Type of information

n (%)

Antibiotic

Time between original Rx and repeat filling

Amoxycillin with clavulanic acid

<2weeks

<2weeks

69 (60)

Amoxycillin

≥2 weeks <1 month

≥2 weeks <1 month

7 (6.1)

Roxithromycin

≥1 month <3 months

≥1 month <3 months

17 (14.8)

Cephalexin

≥3 months <6 months

≥3 months <6 months

9 (7.8)

Clarithromycin

≥6 months

≥6 months

13 (11.3)

Cefaclor

Missing

Missing

8

Missing

14

  
  1. *For both categories there were some missing responses.