Overall Volume of Antibiotics for Systemic Use Prescribed
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
World Health Organization
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): Primary health care measurement framework and indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Medications and Medication Management
Defining Attributes
Definition
Overall volume of antibiotics for systemic use prescribed.
Numerator
Sum of defined daily dose of all antibiotic prescriptions for systemic use (ATC code J01).
Denominator
Total population captured in prescription database in the specified year.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Subnational
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Prescription database
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
31 March 2026
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Date Modified 08 April 2026