Benzoyl peroxide vs placebo or no treatment: Total number of participants with any adverse events (long‐term data) Treatment duration: range 10 weeks to 12 weeks
- Population
- participants with acne
- Intervention
- Benzoyl peroxide
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Total number of participants with any adverse events (long‐term data) Treatment duration: range 10 weeks to 12 weeks
It is very uncertain whether benzoyl peroxide changes total number of participants with any adverse events (long‐term… compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Benzoyl peroxide vs placebo or no treatment Total number of participants with any adverse events (long‐term data) Treatment duration: range 10 weeks to 12 weeks · acne vulgaris It is very uncertain whether benzoyl peroxide changes total number of participants with any adverse events (long‐term… compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty). Topical benzoyl peroxide for acne (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.4 [1.15, 1.7] | 21 studies · 11028 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topical benzoyl peroxide for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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