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... accounted for 21 percent of all antibiotic prescriptions for adults and 9 percent of those for children. ... The most frequently recommended medications for treatment of both acute and chronic rhinosinusitis are antibiotic agents, followed by antihistamines; nasal decongestants; corticosteroids; and antitussive, expectorant and mucolytic agents, respectively," the authors write. At least one antibiotic was prescribed at 82.74 percent of visits for acute rhinosinusitis and 69.95 percent of those for chronic sinusitis.

There is no proof that individualised herbal medicines do any good but a significant risk that they may do harm, according to a study published today.