Table 3 Antibiotics prescribed by physicians for adult pharyngitis patients

Class

Name

Numbers (%)

Appropriate first-line agents

Penicillin

Ampicillin

3 (2.2%)

Amoxicillin

5 (3.7%)

Total

8 (5.8%)

Appropriate alternative second-line agents

First-generation cephalosporins

Cefadroxil

1 (0.7%)

Cephradine

1 (0.7%)

Second-generation cephalosporins

Cefaclor

5 (3.7%)

Total

7 (5.2%)

NON-RECOMMENDED ANTIBIOTICS

Inappropriate or third-line agents

Broad spectrum penicillins

Amoxicillin-Clavulanate

36 (26.7%)

Ampicillin-Cloxacillin

2 (1.5%)

Macrolides

Erythromycin for patients not reported with penicillin allergy

14 (10.5%)

Clarithromycin

27 (20.0%)

Roxithromycin

1 (0.7%)

Third-generation cephalosporins

Cefixime

13 (9.6%)

Quinolones

Ciprofloxacin

2 (1.5%)

Levofloxacin

18 (13.3%)

Sulfonamides

Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim

4 (3.0%)

Tetracyclines

Oxytetracycline

3 (2.2)

Total

120 (88.9%)