DON'T BLOW IT: SEVEN DAYS, THEN YOU'LL KNOW IT

With rhinosinusitis minor ailment prescribing likely on the horizon in Ontario, keep this in mind.

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1. Counselling Conundrum: a real question from a patient

2. Concise Conclusion: a straight-forward patient-friendly answer 

3. Quick Wrap-up 

Clearly, there are nuances that may not be captured in this format. The goal here is to provide you with helpful counselling tips which often draw from multiple sources or those which are not commonly accessed by busy healthcare providers serving the community.

Counselling Conundrum: "My Doctor told me I'd be better in 2 or 3 days for my sinus infection if I take these antibiotics. I was hoping sooner, but is that accurate?"

Concise Conclusion: Unfortunately it can take up to 7 days for a sinus infection to get better. Sorry you were hoping for a faster resolution, but after 7 days if it's not better or if it gets worse I would head back to the clinic."

Quick Wrap-up: Remind patients they may still have lingering symptoms for up to 21 days as well. Our cue cards serve as a good reminder that sinusitis does not follow the typical 2-3 days monitoring.

Dive Deeper

1) Sinus Infections That Don’t Quit: When You Should Worry

[Keep in mind that our minor ailment prescribing tools continue to be updated and are there for you with any new additions to the minor ailment inclusions!]

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