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News on this topic
Use paracetamol to relieve a sore throat rather than antibiotics
The majority of sore throats do not need antibiotics and medicated lozenges may only help to reduce pain by a small amount, NICE says.
Antibiotics should not be used to treat the majority of sinus infections, NICE says
NICE is advising healthcare professionals to tell their patients that a sinus infection will likely clear-up without antibiotics and that there is little evidence oral decongestants will help to relieve their symptoms.