NICE/PHE against blanket use of antibiotics for sore throats

Sore throats should be treated with painkillers and not antibiotics, according to new guidelines produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Public Health England. According to NICE, antibiotics are prescribed to treat sore throats in 60 percent of cases, but evidence shows that the majority of people will get better without them.

• Source: pharmatimes
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• January 29, 2018