Salicylic acid vs benzoyl peroxide: Minor adverse events
It is very uncertain whether salicylic acid changes total number of participants who experienced at least one minor… compared with benzoyl peroxide (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Salicylic acid vs benzoyl peroxide Total number of participants who experienced at least one minor adverse event (medium term: treatment duration from 5 to 8 weeks) · participants with acne It is very uncertain whether salicylic acid changes total number of participants who experienced at least one minor… compared with benzoyl peroxide (very low certainty). Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.21 [0.01, 4.11] | 1 study · 41 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · 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.