Sentence examples for prescribing countries from inspiring English sources

Although the Netherlands is one of the lowest antibiotic prescribing countries worldwide, unnecessary prescribing for LRTI remains of great concern[ 6].

We checked our findings regarding 'nurse prescribing countries' with relevant stakeholders across Western European and Anglo-Saxon countries (see additional file 3: Results of verification literature search with relevant stakeholders in Western European and Anglo-Saxon countries).

Whereas antibiotic prescription rates were markedly reduced in countries with initially high rates, no significant effects were found in low prescribing countries [ 39].

Even in a low prescribing country such as the Netherlands there is an over-prescribing of antibiotics; about 50% of the antibiotic prescriptions for acute RT episodes are not in accordance with Dutch national guidelines [ 3- 5].

Publications were excluded if: 1) They focussed on legal nurse prescribing in countries other than Western European and Anglo-Saxon countries.

Also, in the case of distinct national recommendations, prescribing within countries does not appear to consistently follow the advice.

Differences in guideline recommendations are not sufficient to explain variation of prescribing among countries, thus other factors must be considered.

Particularly, information about the background for prescribing in countries with different prevalence of antibiotic resistance is needed.

In an international study on antibiotic treatment of COPD exacerbation by Llor et al., purulence was the strongest predictor of antibiotics prescribing in countries without access to CRP testing [ 21].

However, as in other countries, prescribing practices are at the discretion of the individual clinician.

In some countries, prescribing of the NOACs is restricted at a national, regional, or local level.