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Acta vet. scand. 2005, 46, 87-93. Prescribing Antimicrobial Agents for Dogs and Cats via University Pharmacies in Finland – Patterns and Quality of Information 1 1,4 2 3 4 5 By K. Hölsö , M. Rantala , A. Lillas , S. Eerikäinen , P. Huovinen , L. Kaartinen 1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki University, Finland, 2Faculty of Medicine, Helsinki University, Fin- land, 3University Pharmacy, Helsinki, Finland, 4National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland and 5National Agency of Medicine, Helsinki, Finland. Hölsö K, Rantala M, Lillas A, Eerikäinen S, Huovinen P, Kaartinen L: Prescribing antimicrobial agents for dogs and cats via university pharmacies in Finland – pat- terns and quality of information. Acta vet. scand. 2005, 46, 87-93. – The aim of our study was to evaluate antimicrobial use in dogs and cats in Finland. Information on vet- erinary prescriptions was gathered from University Pharmacies (n=17) over a one- month period, April 2001. A total of 2719 prescriptions for veterinary use were deliv- ered, of which the majority were for dogs (70%, n=1898) and cats (14%, n=384). The most prescribed therapy group was per-oral antimicrobial agents (53%, n=1449), of which 16% (n=237) were medicines approved for humans. The most commonly used substances for dogs and cats were betalactams, 66% and 78%, respectively. The pro- portion of fluoroquinolones was 3-5%. The average duration of the treatment periods was 10 days with the exception of treatment of cats with macrolide-lincosamides, where the mean period was 20 days. Indication was mentioned only in 37% of the prescrip- tions. Prescription, antimicrobial agent,