Italy: distribution of antibiotic prescriptions issued 2016, by active ingredient
This statistic depicts the distribution of antibiotic prescriptions issued to hospital inpatients in Italy in 2016, by active ingredient. According to the figure, the most prescribed active ingredient was piperacillin, found in 13.3 percent of antibiotic prescriptions. Other common active ingredients were ceftriaxone and levofloxacin (contained in 10.3 and 8.4 percent of prescriptions, respectively).