The guidelines of The Norwegian authorities concerning the use of antibiotics in general practice state that for several common diseases such as pneumonia and tonsillitis, antibiotics should be given four times daily instead of three times daily. The study´s aim is to see whether the patient compliance is significantly reduced in antibiotic regimes of 3 or 4 daily doses as compared to 1 or 2 daily doses.

All patients given antibiotic tablets, independent of diagnosis and medicament, are included. All patients give a written consent. Within a week after the end of the treatment all patients are contacted by one of the authors and asked a few standardized questions concerning their compliance with the treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any patient given antibiotics for any cause

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of mixture instead of tablets
• Tablets administrated by public health care services

Patients in two different primary care clinics.