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Wasted effort

Antibiotics are prescribed for 82 percent of acute sinus infections and nearly 70 percent of chronic sinus infections despite the fact that viruses are responsible for the majority of cases. Antibiotics can treat bacterial infections but do not impact viral infections.

The prescribing rates were....

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