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Improving antimicrobial prescribingpractice for sore throat symptoms in ageneral practice settingMohammad Razai, Kamal HussainTo cite:Razai M, Hussain antimicrobialprescribing practice for sorethroat symptoms in a generalpractice QualityImprovement Reports2017;6 CCG, London, UKABSTRACTA cute sore throat is a common presentation in primarycare settings. We aimed to improve our compliancewith national antibiotic guidelines for sore throatsymptoms to 90% in 3 months time period. Thenational guidelines are based on Centor criteria. Aretrospective audit of 102 patient records with sorethroat symptoms presenting between 1 January to 30 December 2015 showed that over 50% were givenantibiotics. Those who were prescribed antibiotics,27% did not meet NICE criteria and 85% of patientswere given immediate antibiotic prescription.
A table was included with the template to remind prescri- bers about the correct parameters of antibiotic prescrib- ing including correct choice, dose, frequency and course
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