Loratadine 10 mg vs cetirizine (antihistamine): Complete cessation of urticaria Global assessment of symptom scores
Loratadine 10 mg showed no clear difference in complete cessation of urticaria Global assessment of symptom scores compared with cetirizine 10 mg (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Loratadine 10 mg vs cetirizine 10 mg Complete cessation of urticaria Global assessment of symptom scores · patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria Loratadine 10 mg showed no clear difference in complete cessation of urticaria Global assessment of symptom scores compared with cetirizine 10 mg (low certainty). H1‐antihistamines for chronic spontaneous urticaria (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.05 [0.76, 1.43] | 2 studies · 103 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1‐antihistamines for chronic spontaneous urticaria 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.