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Article: Drugs do not help sinus infections, British study says
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- December 5, 2007
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CHICAGO - 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.
In the British study, people suffering from facial pain and a
runny nose with greenish or yellowish mucous generally improved
within about two weeks - whether they took the standard antibiotic
amoxicillin, steroid nose spray or fake medicine.
The results, based on patients' reporting whether their symptoms
had improved, echo previous findings in children.
Antibiotics, particularly the penicillin-like drug amoxicillin,
are among the most commonly prescribed medicines for sinus
infections.
Steroid sprays sometimes are used, ...