Acute tonsillitis is a common cause of sore throat that frequently seen in primary care. Currently, NICE guidance recommends either using the CENTOR or FeverPAIN scoring criteria to risk-stratify patients with and assess need for an antibiotic prescription.[1][1] During COVID-

Increasing concern about the antibiotic resistance in acute otitis media (AOM) has led to debate over use of antibiotic in AOM and duration of therapy. Many studies have proved that watchful waiting should be used more often for acute otitis media. In children over two years, the most appropriate treatment was found to be initial observation followed by 5 days of an antibiotic if the child fail...

Patients: Data were analyzed for 7195 isotretinoin users and 13700 oral antibiotic users with acne from the Canadian Saskatchewan Health Database and for 340 isotretinoin users and 676 oral antibiotic users with acne from the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database. All subjects had computer-recorded histories of between 6 months and 5 years before, and at least 12 months after, their...