TY - JOUR T1 - NICE: reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute sinusitis JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull DO - 10.1136/dtb.2018.1.0569 SP - dtb.2018.1.0569 A2 - , Y1 - 2017/12/28 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/early/2017/12/28/dtb.2018.1.0569.abstract N2 - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a guideline to tackle over-prescribing of antibiotics for people with acute sinusitis.1 The guideline aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance. In the UK, research has highlighted a high rate of antibiotic prescribing for people with sinusitis.2 In 2011, a study of 568 general practices reported that the median practice issued antibiotic prescriptions at 91% of consultations for ‘rhino-sinusitis’.The key message of the guideline is that antibiotics are not useful in the vast majority of patients with sinusitis.1 … ER -