Antimicrobial prescribing guidance and antibiograms
Find information on antimicrobial prescribing guidelines and antibiograms for New Zealand clinicians.
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A team of clinicians and researchers is working collaboratively across the motu to merge the guidelines below into a single national prescribing standard to support effective, equitable and sustainable antimicrobial use for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Find out more about this mahi and the team:
Our projects - Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa
The team anticipate launching the national guidelines in 2025. For further information, please contact antimicrobials@cdhb.health.nz.
Guidance for community prescribing
For guidance for community prescribing read the 2017 edition of the bpacnz antibiotics guide:
Guidance for hospital prescribing
Regional antimicrobial treatment guidance is available online and via mobile phone applications.
If you work in Health NZ Te Tai Tokerau (Northland), Te Toka Tumai (Auckland), Waitematā and Counties Manukau, you can download the Script App. Note: these links will also take you to the Starship paediatric developed guidance when it is launched.
If you work in Whanganui, Capital Coast & Hutt Valley and Wairarapa regions, you can download the Empiric App.
If you work in Waikato, Hauora a Toi (Bay of Plenty) and Southern regions, you can download the Microguide App.
If you work in Waitaha Canterbury, West Coast or South Canterbury regions you can access the Pink Book antimicrobial guidelines.
Published antibiograms
Published antibiograms information available on The New Zealand Microbiology Network website: