| Acute otitis media | 4 days |
| Acute sore throat/acute pharyngitis/acute tonsillitis | 1 week |
| Common cold | 1½ weeks |
| Acute rhinosinusitis | 2½ weeks |
| Acute cough/acute bronchitis | 3 weeks |
From NICE clinical guideline 69
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