This paper aims to analyse the consumption of antibiotics in the Slovak health care system from 2011 to 2020. The data source on the consumption of antibiotics is sales data from SUKL and NCZI. The study employed the ATC/DDD Index and focused on the consumption of antibiotics in the primary care sector. Total antibiotic consumption decreased from 19.21 DID in 2011 to 13.16 DID in 2020. Consumption of beta-lactamase-sensitive penicillins, expressed as a percentage of the total consumption of antibiotics, decreased from 8.4% in 2011 to 4.2% in 2020. Consumption of the combination of penicillins, including beta-lactamase inhibitor, expressed as a percentage of the total consumption of antibiotics, increased from 16.2% in 2011 to 17.9% in 2020. Consumption of third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins, expressed as the percentage of the total consumption of antibiotics, increased from 2.0% in 2011 to 4.6% in 2020. Consumption of fluoroquinolones, expressed as the percentage of the total consumption of antibiotics, decreased from 10.7% in 2011 to 8.6% in 2020. Overall, antibiotic consumption significantly changed in Slovakia from 2011 to 2020. The ratio of the consumption of broad-spectrum to the consumption of narrow-spectrum penicillins, cephalosporins and macrolides decreased from 14.98 in 2011 to 13.38 in 2020.
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