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An antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Action Plan was launched in 2016 to prevent the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in Japan. Additional support for the appropriate use of pediatric antimicrobial agents was initiated in 2018 to promote the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents in the community. To evaluate the effectiveness of the AMR Action Plan in the community, we investigated antimicrobial prescriptions in community pharmacies. Data on prescriptions for antimicrobial agents dispensed in 42 community pharmacies located in the Tama district, Tokyo, Japan, were collected between April 2013 and December 2019. In this study, we employed the DPY, which was calculated as defined daily doses (DDDs)/1000 prescriptions/year. The DPY is the number of antimicrobial agents used (potency) per 1000 antimicrobial prescriptions dispensed in pharmacies per year. The number of prescriptions for third-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, and macrolides decreased after the initiation of the AMR Action Plan; the DPYs of these antimicrobial agents decreased significantly by 31.4%, increased by 15.8%, and decreased by 23.6%, respectively ( < 0.05). The number of antimicrobial prescriptions for pediatric patients has been decreasing since 2018. Declines in the DPYs of third-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, and macrolides were higher in pediatric pharmacies than in other pharmacies. Our data suggest that the AMR Action Plan and additional support for the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents in children influenced the number of antimicrobial prescriptions in community pharmacies in Japan.
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