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).
PGD template attachment
The template PGD is attached below to download and use in conjunction with our implementation advice (SPS page).
More antimicrobial PGDs
- Doxycycline for sinusitis
- Otigo (phenazone with lidocaine) ear drops for otitis media
- Fluticasone furoate nasal spray for sinusitis
- Amoxicillin for otitis media
- Valaciclovir for shingles
- Clarithromycin for sore throat
- Flucloxacillin for infected insect bites or stings
- Hydrogen peroxide 1% cream for impetigo
- Penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin) for sinusitis
- Clarithromycin for impetigo
- Mometasone furoate monohydrate nasal spray for sinusitis
- Clarithromycin for infected insect bites or stings
- Flucloxacillin for impetigo
- Erythromycin for infected insect bites or stings
- Clarithromycin for otitis media
- Fusidic acid 2% cream for impetigo
- Erythromycin for impetigo
- Penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin) for sore throat
- Clarithromycin for sinusitis
- Erythromycin for sinusitis
- Aciclovir for shingles
- Erythromycin for otitis media
- Erythromycin for sore throat
- Benzylpenicillin injection for suspected meningitis
- Trimethoprim for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Permethrin for scabies
- Malathion for scabies
- Doxycycline and metronidazole for human and animal bites
- Co-amoxiclav for human and animal bites
All PGD templates
National PGD, protocol and written instructions templates
National templates are developed with experts for clinical specialties. They reduce duplication and variation, and improve consistency of care.
Update history
- Republished
- Version 1.4 removed and associated text
- 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.
- Published