Amoxicillin (generic), Amoxil, Trimox News Archives

“Wide-scale overtreatment is likely occurring”

Even though doctors get plenty of practice treating sinus infections, two popular medications for treating them are no more effective than placebos. via Dayton Daily News

A residue depletion study of amoxicillin and its major metabolites, amoxicilloic acid and amoxicillin diketopiperazine-2′,5′-dione, was performed after a single oral and intravenous administration ... via Today's Chemist At Work

Ralph Borland's Suited for Subversion . Photos by Ralph Borland and Pieter Hugo. via New York Magazine

Antibiotics and steroid nose sprays don't work for sinusitis. That's the take-home message of an article published in JAMA on Dec 5. Well, don't believe everything you read or hear. via ConsumerAffairs.Com

“Because [homeopathic] medicines are inexpensive, safe, and easy to use, individuals can learn to handle many common illnesses for which people regularly seek medical help”

On Thursday, Washington Homeopathic Products announced that recent studies show that standard antibiotics and steroid nose sprays provide little or sometimes zero relief from the symptoms associated with sinus ... via Associated Content

Recent studies indicate that standard antibiotics and steroid nose sprays provide little to no relief of symptoms associated with sinus infections. via EMaxHealth

CMS conducting provider satisfaction survey ACP publishing news Governor -elect designees announced Sinus infections not helped by antibiotics, steroids Antibiotics and steroids are no more effective than ... via Annals Of Internal Medicine

That conclusion, at least in my book, is not a happy ending. It seems no matter what treatment the 240 study participants tried - " antibiotics, steroid nasal spray, or placebo - " their sinus infections ... via Fitsugar

A new British study disputes the effectiveness of antibiotic drugs prescribed to treat sinus infections. via News-Medical.Net

“Because there are no satisfactory studies of microbiological etiology from typical primary care patient practices, wide-scale overtreatment is likely occurring.”

Editor's Choice Main Category: Ear, Nose and Throat News Article Date: 05 Dec 2007 - 10:00 PST newsletters A placebo is likely to be just as effective as common acute sinusitis treatments involving a topical ... via Medical News Today

“Although the study by Williamson et al. has demonstrated that patients with a clinical diagnosis of sinusitis do not benefit from treatment with an antibiotic or a topical steroid, there may be subgroups that might benefit from either”

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although often prescribed, the antibiotic amoxicillin and the topical steroid budesonide, either alone or in combination, are not effective treatments for sinusitis, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The findings are based on a study of 240 adults who developed an episode of sinusitis. The patients were randomly assigned to receive amoxicillin and a placebo nasal spray; budesonide and a placebo antibiotic; budesonide and amoxicillin or two placebos. Amoxicillin was given at a dose of 500 mg three times per day for 7 days, while budesonide was given as a 200-microgram dose in each nostril once daily for 10 days. Read more

Context Acute sinusitis is a common clinical problem that usually results in a prescription for antibiotics but the role of antibiotics is debated. via Archives General Psychiatry

“Because there are no satisfactory studies of microbiological etiology from typical primary care patient practices, wide-scale overtreatment is likely occurring”

Acute sinusitis is a common clinical problem with symptoms similar to other illnesses, and is often diagnosed and treated without clinical confirmation. via Science Daily

“Physicians can focus on effective remedies that improve symptom control”

Just in time for runny nose season, new research suggests routine sinus infections aren't really helped by antibiotics and other medicine that's often prescribed. via WTOP