Table 1

Centiles of the distribution of the proportion (%) of RTI consultations with antibiotics prescribed at 568 UK general practices

	Proportion of RTI consultations with antibiotics prescribed at UK general practices
	Lowest 5% of practices	Lowest 10%	Lowest 25%	Median	Highest 25%	Highest 10%	Highest 5% of practices
All	33	39	46	54	63	69	74
Colds and URTI	9	14	25	38	56	72	81
Cough and bronchitis	22	28	38	48	59	67	71
Otitis-media	22	32	45	60	75	90	100
Rhino-sinusitis	67	75	83	91	98	100	100
Sore throat	35	41	50	60	68	78	83

Note that one practice may not occupy the same centile of prescribing for each condition.
URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.