Effect of methenamine hippurate shortage on antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections in Norway-an interrupted time series analysis.

Silje Rebekka Heltveit-Olsen Unni GopinathanHege Salvesen BlixPetter ElstrømSigurd Høye

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)

During the methenamine hippurate drug shortage, we found a significant increase in prescribing trend for UTI antibiotics followed by a significant decrease in prescribing trend after reintroduction. This change in trend seems to reflect a preventive effect of the drug on recurrent UTIs.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
primary care
adverse drug
emergency department
electronic health record
drug induced
data analysis