title: National and local antibiotic policies in Central and Eastern Europe.
abstract: To assess the antibiotic policies of Central European countries, we performed an overview of antibiotic stewardship, prescription habits and antibiotic prescription regulatory procedures. Since most Central European countries have had centralized health care and drug policies, the situation 10 years after decentralization is surprising. Only 3 of 10 Central European countries have some regulation of prescription of antibiotics, only 4 restrict some antibiotics, only 5 have hospital and only 3 national antibiotic policies. In all but 3 countries physicians can prescribe quinolones and/or 3rd generation oral cephalosporins as first-line antibiotics. Information on local and national antibiotic policies in Central and Eastern European countries is given including prescription guidelines for antibiotic use in community and hospital.
authors.affiliation: Central ATB Committee of the Ministry of Health and University of Trnava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krcméry
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeljaszewicz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grzesiowski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hryniewicz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Metodiev
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stratchounski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cizman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schönwald
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barsic
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Krupova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Svetlansky
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kovacicová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lovászová
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Georgopoulos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Graninger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naber
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D011640:Public Policy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents