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), the Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Prescribing, Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARPHAI), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England (NHSE).
PGD template attachment
The template PGD is attached below to download and use in conjunction with our implementation advice.
More antimicrobial PGDs
- Clarithromycin for sinusitis
- Aciclovir for shingles
- Clarithromycin for otitis media
- Clarithromycin for infected insect bites or stings
- Fusidic acid 2% cream for impetigo
- Fluticasone furoate nasal spray for sinusitis
- Otigo (phenazone with lidocaine) ear drops for otitis media
- Penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin) for sinusitis
- Erythromycin for infected insect bites or stings
- Amoxicillin for otitis media
- Clarithromycin for impetigo
- Erythromycin for sore throat
- Flucloxacillin for infected insect bites or stings
- Flucloxacillin for impetigo
- Hydrogen peroxide 1% cream for impetigo
- Erythromycin for otitis media
- Doxycycline for sinusitis
- Mometasone furoate monohydrate nasal spray for sinusitis
- Valaciclovir for shingles
- Erythromycin for sinusitis
- Erythromycin for impetigo
- Clarithromycin for sore throat
- Penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin) for sore throat
- Nitrofurantoin for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Benzylpenicillin injection for suspected meningitis
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
- Links added to the 'More antimicrobial PGDs' list and 'All PGD templates' section added
- PGD template v1.1 replaced with v1.2
- PGD template v1.0 replaced with v1.1
- Broken links in template updated - no change to content
- Title, URL and summary amended.
- Published