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- Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide · Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good or very good improvement (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks)
  Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.82 [0.72, 0.95]
  1 study · 351 participants
  Moderate
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- Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide · Withdrawal for any reason (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks)
  Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.88 [0.6, 1.29]
  1 study · 351 participants
  Low
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- Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide · Quality of life
  Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
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- Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide · Total number of participants who experienced at least one minor adverse event (short term: treatment duration ≤ 4 weeks)
  Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.5 [0.05, 4.94]
  1 study · 30 participants
  Very low

Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide

Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good or very good improvement (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks) · participants with acne

Azelaic acid probably leads to lower participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good or… compared with benzoyl peroxide (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.72, 0.95]
1 study · 351 participants
Moderate

Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide

Treatment withdrawal · participants with acne

Azelaic acid showed no clear difference in withdrawal for any reason (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks) compared with benzoyl peroxide (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.6, 1.29]
1 study · 351 participants
Low

Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide

Minor adverse events · participants with acne

It is very uncertain whether azelaic acid changes total number of participants who experienced at least one minor… compared with benzoyl peroxide (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.5 [0.05, 4.94]
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide

Quality of life · participants with acne

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found