Just-in-case scripts a boon for respiratory infection: study

Delayed prescribing as good or better than immediate antibiotics, a meta-analysis shows
Professor Paul Glasziou
Professor Paul Glasziou.

Delayed antibiotic prescribing is as safe and effective as immediate antibiotics for respiratory tract infections, according to a meta-analysis.

The findings, covering more than 55,000 children and adults, showed symptom severity was no worse with ‘just in case’ antibiotic scripts, the researchers reported.