Antibiotic Prescribing for Community Settings: Conditions and Treatments

Eye and Ear

• Otitis Media in Children
• Acute Otitis Externa
• Conjunctivitis

Upper Respiratory

• Respiratory infection information leaflet (including self-care and safety-netting advice) (PDF 488 KB) 
  for GP consultations with patients presenting with respiratory infections that do not require immediate antibiotics.
• Acute Sinusitis
• Otitis Media in Children
• Acute Cough in Children
• Pharyngitis / Sore Throat / Tonsillitis

Lower Respiratory

• Respiratory infection information leaflet (including self-care and safety-netting advice) (PDF 488 KB) 
  for GP consultations with patients presenting with respiratory infections that do not require immediate antibiotics.
• Acute Cough, Bronchitis (Adults)
• Acute Cough in Children
• Bronchiolitis in Children
• Infective Exacerbation of COPD
• Community-Acquired Pneumonia Antibiotic Treatment in the Community (Adults)
• Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children - LRTI
• COVID-19 acute respiratory infection 
• Azithromycin Prophylaxis in Adults with Respiratory Disease
• Pneumonia in Residential Care Facilities

Flu

• Seasonal influenza, prophylaxis and treatment
• Seasonal Flu Vaccine (HSE website)

Meningitis

• Suspected Meningococcal Disease

Pregnancy and Postpartum Infections

• Prescribing Antimicrobials in Pregnancy and Lactation
• Lactational Mastitis
• Postpartum Endometritis
• Perineal wound infection
• C-section wound infection
• Nipple and breast thrush
• Lower UTI in Pregnancy
• Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy
• Influenza in Pregnancy

Urinary

• Position Statements Dipstick Urinalysis for UTIs in Adults
• Acute Pyelonephritis / Upper Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
• Uncomplicated UTI in Adult Male i.e. no fever or flank pain
• Uncomplicated UTI in Adult Non-Pregnant Females
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in Residential Care Facilities/Nursing Homes
• Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CA-UTI)
• Recurrent UTI in Adult, Non-Pregnant Females
• UTI in Children
• Lower UTI in Pregnancy
• Deprescribing UTI prophylaxis
• Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy

Gastro

• Clostridioides difficile infection
• Helicobacter pylori
• Infectious Diarrhoea
• Shigellosis
• Threadworms
• Traveller's Diarrhoea (Anticipatory Management)

Genital

• Approach to an STI consultation in Primary Care
• Acute Epididymo-orchitis
• Acute Prostatitis
• Anogenital Warts
• Bacterial Vaginosis
• Candida, Genital Thrush
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Genital Herpes
• Gonorrhoea
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
• Shigellosis
• Syphilis
• Trichomoniasis

Oral / Dental

• Advice for General Medical Practitioners on the management of acute dental pain (size 431.7KB)
• How to write a prescription: Guidelines for Dentists
• Introduction to oral and dental infection guidelines

• Acute Dento-Alveolar Infection (Dental abscess)
• Acute Sinusitis
• Angular Cheilitis
• Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Infective Endocarditis for Dental Procedures
• Dry Socket (Alveolar Osteitis)
• Fungal Infections
• Necrotising Periodontal Disease (Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis)
• Pericoronitis
• Periodontal Abscess
• Summary of Guidance for Common Dental Conditions (Adults).pdf (size 568.7 KB)

Skin/Soft Tissue

• Acne Vulgaris
• Bites (Human/Dog/Cat)
• Candida skin and oral
• Cellulitis
• Chickenpox
• Conjunctivitis
• Dermatophyte Infection of the Proximal Fingernail or Toenail
• Dermatophyte Skin Infections
• Infected Eczema
• Headlice
• Hidradenitis Suppurativa
• Impetigo
• Lyme Disease
• Pityriasis versicolor / Tinea versicolor
• Rosacea
• Scabies
• Shingles
• Staphylococcal Nasal Carriage
• Tinea capitis (scalp ringworm)

Other content

• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Antimicrobial use in Residential Care Facilities including Nursing Homes
• What's New on this website
• Patient Information Leaflets

Safe Prescribing

• Drug Interactions Table
• Prescribing for Children
• Renal Impairment
• Preferred antibiotic use in the Community Green/Red Table:

Version 4 of the preferred antibiotic mouse mat is still valid for use and does not need to be replaced or disposed of. Single copies of the Version 5 mouse mat or a max of 5 copies for healthcare professionals can be ordered on healthpromotion.ie.

Updated September 2024