Vafa Abilova

TL;DR: This study provides publicly available total antibiotic-use data for 13 non-EU countries and areas of the WHO European region to raise awareness of inappropriate antibiotic use and stimulate policy makers to develop action plans.

TL;DR: There is a need to document current practices and successful initiatives in LMICs to improve future antimicrobial use, and initiatives to reduce inappropriate prescribing and dispensing of antimicrobials for URTIs as part of NAPs and other activities, are monitored.

TL;DR: The characteristics of drug shortages, including their assortment, duration, frequency, and dynamics, were found to be variable and sometimes difficult to assess and there was an urgent need to develop a set of agreed definitions for drug shortages.

TL;DR: Quantitative metrics of antibiotic consumption have value, however, changes in total volumes may conceal shifts to less desirable choices and relative use measures targeting antibiotics of concern may be more informative.

TL;DR: Multiple interventions in Azerbaijan in recent years appear to have resulted in low use of antibiotics when compared with similar countries, however, there are some concerns especially with third generation cephalosporins.