I’ve lost count of how many times parent have expressed frustration that they’ve brought their child to be seen by their pediatrician and been told their child has a virus. In many cases parents state that they feel like their doctor should have “done something more” during their child’s sick visit. If I ask what they mean by this, they often share that they had hoped for an antibiotic prescription for their child. It’s not uncommon to hear that they feel like they wasted their time and money taking their child in to be seen, only to be told it’s a viral illness that needs to run its course.