Infections: A large reduction in antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections is associated with only a very slight increase in the incidence of pneumonia (Aug-16)

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Rapid Update 2 – October 2016: Antibiotic Prescribing: Development and internal validation of a practical tool for primary care antimicrobial stewardship in children (STARWAVe)

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Influenza: More evidence on the protective benefits for infants of influenza vaccination during pregnancy (Aug-16)

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Medicines Optimisation: Effect of behavioural interventions on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing among primary care practices (Mar-16)

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Antibiotic Prescribing: Provision of social norm feedback to high prescribers of antibiotics in general practice: a pragmatic national randomised controlled trial (Mar-16)

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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 […]