Question · asked by 1 review

Fexofenadine 120 mg/d vs placebo (1‐week intervention): Primary outcome 2. Proportion of participants reporting adverse effects and serious adverse events throughout the study period

Population
adults with eczema
Intervention
Fexofenadine 120 mg/d
Comparison
placebo (1‐week intervention)
Outcome
Primary outcome 2. Proportion of participants reporting adverse effects and serious adverse events throughout the study period

Fexofenadine 120 mg/d showed no clear difference in primary outcome 2. Proportion of participants reporting adverse… compared with placebo (1‐week intervention) (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Fexofenadine 120 mg/d vs placebo (1‐week intervention)
Primary outcome 2. Proportion of participants reporting adverse effects and serious adverse events throughout the study period · adults with eczema
Fexofenadine 120 mg/d showed no clear difference in primary outcome 2. Proportion of participants reporting adverse… compared with placebo (1‐week intervention) (moderate certainty).
Oral H1 antihistamines as ‘add‐on’ therapy to topical treatment for eczema (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.05 [0.74, 1.5]1 study · 411 participantsModerate

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Oral H1 antihistamines as ‘add‐on’ therapy to topical treatment for eczema
2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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