Provenance
The national PGD templates for antimicrobial treatments are developed by SPS, with support from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England (NHSE).
Template versions available
Version 2.0 of this PGD template, valid from January 2026, has been published to allow organisations to undertake local governance processes in a timely manner.
Version 1.4 of this PGD template remains currently valid and will be removed from this page on its expiry (31st December 2025).
PGD template attachment
The template PGD is attached below to download and use in conjunction with our implementation advice (SPS Page).
More antimicrobial PGDs
- Co-amoxiclav for human and animal bites
- Doxycycline and metronidazole for human and animal bites
- Trimethoprim for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Valaciclovir for shingles
- Aciclovir for shingles
- Flucloxacillin for infected insect bites or stings
- Doxycycline for sinusitis
- Fluticasone furoate nasal spray for sinusitis
- Clarithromycin for sore throat
- Hydrogen peroxide 1% cream for impetigo
- Flucloxacillin for impetigo
- Clarithromycin for impetigo
- Clarithromycin for otitis media
- Mometasone furoate monohydrate nasal spray for sinusitis
- Penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin) for sinusitis
- Clarithromycin for infected insect bites or stings
- Erythromycin for infected insect bites or stings
- Penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin) for sore throat
- Erythromycin for sinusitis
- Erythromycin for sore throat
- Erythromycin for otitis media
- Clarithromycin for sinusitis
- Erythromycin for impetigo
- Benzylpenicillin injection for suspected meningitis
- Otigo (phenazone with lidocaine) ear drops for otitis media
- Amoxicillin for otitis media
- Permethrin for scabies
- Fusidic acid 2% cream for impetigo
- Malathion for scabies
All PGD templates
National PGD templates
National PGD templates are developed with experts for clinical specialties. They reduce duplication and variation, and improve consistency of care.
Update history
- Version 2.0 published
- Links added to the 'More antimicrobial PGDs' list
- PGD template v1.3 replaced with v1.4
- PGD template v1.2 replaced with v1.3
- PGD template v1.1 replaced with v1.2
- Broken links in template updated - no change to content
- Version 1.1 published - updated to interactions section following BNF update
- Title, URL and summary amended.
- Republished
- Published