Management:

Encouraging self-care 

Targeted prescribing  Acute sore throat: FeverPAIN score to identify high risk of bacterial infection

Acute sinusitis: only consider antibiotics if no improvement in symptoms persisting for >10 days

Acute exacerbation of COPD: number and severity of symptoms, exacerbation history and risk of complications, previous sputum culture and sensitivity results

Reducing duration of antibiotic

Uncomplicated UTI in women: 3 days

Community-acquired pneumonia: 5 days

Acute sinusitis: 5 days

Sore throat: 5 days (10 days for Pen V)

Back up antibiotics

Resource(s):

NICE/PHE: Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections