Hege Salvesen Blix

12.02.2021: Compared to other countries, the consumption of antibiotics in Norway is low, and the proportion of narrow-spectrum antibiotics is high (1, 2). Dispensing on prescription outside institutions accounts for 80 % of total sales (1). Since 2012, the use declined year on year until 2018, followed by a...

12.10.2020: Fluoroquinolones have been available in Norway since the 1980s, with ciprofloxacin accounting for the greater part of usage. From 1999 to 2012, usage almost tripled. It then decreased thereafter and had almost halved by 2019 (1). Fluoroquinolones are highly potent antibiotics which exert their...

07.03.2017: Residents in nursing homes have a higher risk of developing infections that require antibiotic treatment than elderly people living at home (1). Antibiotics are also used to prevent infections, for example UTIs and surgical site infections. Antibiotics can cause adverse effects, and elderly people...

07.03.2017: Reducing overconsumption and misuse of antibiotics, and the broad-spectrum types in particular, is crucial for limiting the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant microbes. Broad-spectrum antibiotics should only be used in cases of severe illness (1, 2). When seen in an international context, the...

15.10.2013: The risk of developing an infection that ought to be treated with antibiotics is relatively high in the nursing home population, and the infections often entail serious consequences (1) –  (3). From drug sales statistics, it has been estimated that the use of antibiotics in nursing homes accounts...

29.11.2007: Drugs are important in prevention and treatment of disease and health complaints. The increasing number of available drugs and drug users, as well as more complex drug regimens lead to more side effects and drug interactions, and complicates follow-up. Drug-related problems (DRPs) lead to...