Antibiotic Prescribing: RCT of different prescription strategies in acute uncomplicated respiratory infections (Feb-16)

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Optimising antibiotic prescribing – systematic review finds that simple information leaflets can help reduce antibiotic prescribing for common conditions in primary care (July-15)

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Under-reporting of adverse events with amoxicillin (Apr-15)

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NPC Archive Item: Multifaceted educational programme reduces antibiotic dispensing in primary care

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 21st March 2012 A practice based randomised controlled trial in Wales found that use of a multifaceted educational programme (STAR) resulted in a statistically significant 4.2% reduction in antibiotic […]

NPC Archive Item: Most people with acute infective conjunctivitis don’t need antibiotics — even when the cause is bacterial

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 17 October 2011 An individual patient data meta-analysis1 of three randomised controlled trials (RCTs) found that overall there was a small significant benefit of topical antibiotics in acute infective […]

NPC Archive Item: Primary care prescriber views on delayed prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory tract infections

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 17 October 2011 A qualitative study provides insight into the views of some prescribers in the north west of England on the usefulness of delayed antibiotic prescribing as a […]

NPC Archive Item: Corticosteroids may reduce length of hospital stay but do not reduce mortality in community-acquired pneumonia

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 18 July 2011 This randomised controlled trial (RCT) found that treatment with 5mg intravenous (IV) dexamethasone daily for four days on admission to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia reduced the […]

NPC Archive Item: New evidence supports NICE guidance on antibiotics for acute otitis media in children

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 10th March 2011 Two recent RCTs showed that, when diagnosed according to stringent criteria, more children with acute otitis media recover more quickly with antibiotics than with placebo. Benefits are […]

NPC Archive Item: Let’s focus on responsible antibiotic use

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 15 November 2010 The Department of Health (DH) has published information to support the European Antibiotics Awareness Day (EAAD), which is due to be held on the 18th of […]

NPC Archive Item: HPA updates guidance on management of infections in primary care

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 31 August 2010 The Health Protection Agency has updated its guidance on management of common infections in primary care. The recommendations are in agreement with other guidance, including that […]