Look beyond repeated antibiotics and decide when urine culture or examination is needed.
Women's healthRecurrence can involve resistance, another diagnosis or kidney involvement.
Recurrent, complicated, resistant or atypical infections often need testing.
| Clinical question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| 01Why not automatically repeat the last antibiotic? | Recurrence can involve resistance, another diagnosis or kidney involvement. |
| 02When is culture especially useful? | Recurrent, complicated, resistant or atypical infections often need testing. |
Use the doctor consultation for a new problem, new symptoms, side effects or a dose change.
Use the repeat review only when the medicine and dose are unchanged and you can provide evidence.
The doctor checks whether the likely diagnosis, treatment history and safety information are clear enough for remote care. Examination, testing or a local referral is recommended whenever that is the safer next step.
You receive advice, follow-up timing and—only when clinically appropriate—an electronic prescription by email for dispensing at a pharmacy in Spain.