Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 100%

Adverse effects: all · otherwise healthy adults and children with common cold symptoms

Analgesic‐decongestant leads to higher adverse effects: all compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral antihistamine‐decongestant‐analgesic combinations for the common cold 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.62 [1.18, 2.23]
6 studies · 1797 participants
High