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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The delayed prescribing strategy did not significantly increase reported episodes of earache in the 3 months since randomisation (odds ratio [OR] = 0. 89 ; 95 % confidence interval [CI] = 0. 48 to 1. 65) or over 1 year (OR = 1. 03 ; 95 % CI = 0. 60 to 1. 78) nor of poor scores on the function scale at 3 months (OR = 1. 16 ; 95 % CI = 0. 61 to 2. 22) or 1 year (OR = 1. 12 ; 95 % CI = 0. 57 to 2. 19), and controlling for subsequent antibiotic use after the randomised episode did not alter these estimates.