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Public Health England (PHE) produce an antibiotics leaflet for GPs to print out and hand to the patient which explains why they have not been prescribed an antibiotic or which defers the prescription for a number of days. 

Click here to print out the PHE antibiotic leaflet template.

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Clinicians wishing to critically assess their use of antibiotics in practice can access useful audit tools and resources from rcgp.org.uk/TARGETantibiotics

This leaflet was produced by Public Health England and copyright for the leaflet is with PHE.

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Article Information
  • Last Reviewed 09 November 2015
  • Next Review 07 November 2020
  • Document ID 28439 (v2)
  • Author Public Health England
  • Peer reviewer Public Health England

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