** Non-drug risk factors for prolonged QT interval: Family history, Increasing age, female sex, electrolyte abnormalities (hypokalaemia, hypocalcaemia, hypomagnesaemia), cardiac ischaemia, cardiomyopathies, hypothyroidism and hypoglycaemia. * Patient may be on via OPAT outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy Guidelines for Antibiotic Allergy with special reference to Penicillin and Beta Lactam AllergyÄrug Interactions Table (Click on the thumbnail image below for the full PDF).If a patient is prescribed an antibiotic or antifungal that you are not familiar with be alert for potential for drug interactions especially with concomitant use of statins, warfarin and non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants and antidepressants. GPs, dentists and other community prescribers may be less familiar with some less commonly prescribed agents which may be initiated in hospital or OPAT and have the potential for serious interactions with other medicines. Prescribers should be aware of the main serious drug interactions for regularly prescribed antibiotics. This table lists antimicrobials according to the frequency of use in primary care. Further information is available in the BNF Appendix 1 and in the SmPCs of the individual medicines (section 4.5) available at Please be aware that new evidence may emerge that may overtake some of these recommendations. This information on drug interactions with antimicrobials is intended for use as a guide and not as a complete reference source. Pityriasis versicolor / Tinea versicolor.Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Antibiotic Prescribing.Dermatophyte Infection Fingernail or Toenail.Animal and Human Bite - Antibiotic Prescribing.Approach to an STI consultation in Primary Care.Recurrent UTI in Adult, Non-Pregnant Females.UTI in Long Term Care Residents 65 years.Position Statements Dipstick Urinalysis for UTIs in Adults.Prescribing Antimicrobials in Pregnancy and Lactation.Azithromycin Prophylaxis in Adults with Respiratory Disease.COVID -19 Acute Respiratory Infection (Adults).Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children.Pneumonia and Aspiration Pneumonia in Nursing Homes/Residential Care Facilities.
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