Leftover of Amoxicillin Suspension After Use by Children in the Netherlands.

Purpose: In clinical practice, a discrepancy may exist between the prescribed amount of a drug and the commercially available pack sizes in the pharmacy, potentially contributing to drug waste. This study aimed-as an example of this phenomena-to quantify leftover of amoxicillin suspension prescribed to children, due to discrepancies between physician-prescribed and pharmacy-dispensed amounts.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study including amoxicillin suspension dispensations for patients aged 0-12 years between 2017 and 2019 utilizing the Dutch PHARMO database.