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Published on 10 July 2024

When should – and shouldn’t – antibiotics be prescribed?

Time and again, doctors face the dilemma: should or shouldn’t they prescribe antibiotics for their patients? The Bern Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM) has been steadily developing tools since 2020 that should help GPs make such decisions in their daily professional lives. These tools have been available for five common conditions since 2023. And they’re being increasingly embraced within the medical world.

Information board: GP needs information on whether to treat a potentially self-limiting infectious disease with or without antibiotics.