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. 2019 May 9;380(19):1872-1873.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1816699.

Cumulative Probability of Receiving an Antibiotic Prescription over Time

Scott W Olesen  1 , Derek MacFadden  2 , Yonatan H Grad  3
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Cumulative Probability of Receiving an Antibiotic Prescription over Time

Scott W Olesen et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Cumulative Probability of Filling an Antibiotic Prescription at an Outpatient Pharmacy.
Shown is the cumulative probability of filling a prescription for any antibiotic (Panel A) or for a particular drug group (Panel B) among 62 million enrollees in U.S. health insurance plans from 2011 through 2014. Shaded areas indicate 95% confidence intervals. TMP‑SMX denotes trimethoprim‒sulfamethoxazole.
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