A mother calls the clinic asking for a prescription for Amoxicillin for her 2-year-old son who has what you suspect is viral rhinitis. What should you tell this mother?
A) You will relay her request to the physician
B) Antibiotics should not be used because they do not affect the virus or reduce the incidence of bacterial complications
C) You will call in the prescription for her
D) Amoxicillin is not the correct antibiotic for this type of rhinitis but you will call in the right prescription for her
Ans: B
Feedback: Antimicrobial agents (antibiotics) should not be used because they do not affect the virus or reduce the incidence of bacterial complications. In addition, their inappropriate use has been implicated in development of organisms resistant to therapy. Therefore, options C and D are incorrect. Option A is incorrect; you can ask her if she wants to see the physician.
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