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A dose of ‘wait-and-see’ reduces unnecessary antibiotic use

Asking patients to take a ‘wait-and-see’ approach before having their antibiotic prescriptions filled significantly reduces unnecessary use, a University of […]

Sore throat, sinusitis, and the few benefits of antibiotics

An analysis of the evidence in the latest issue of Australian Prescriber suggests antibiotics have very few benefits for treating sore throat […]

Tonsillitis (Video)

Transcript It may come as a surprise but tonsillitis is actually one of the less common causes of sore throat. […]


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