Cochrane · systematic review · CD006088
Over‐the‐counter (OTC) medications to reduce cough as an adjunct to antibiotics for acute pneumonia in children and adults
Chang, CC, Cheng, AC, Chang, AB · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 50%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlyComparison
Population: children and adults with acute pneumonia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of people who had not improved or had not been cured ( | OR 0.85 [0.4, 1.8] | 2 studies · 221 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Cough score Scale from: 0 (absent) to 3 (very severe) ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 120 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 120 participants | Ungraded |
Complications (e.g. medication change) | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Comparison
Population: children and adults with acute pneumonia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Cough score Scale from: 0 (absent) to 3 (very severe) ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 120 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Number of people who had not improved or had not been cured ( | OR 0.85 [0.4, 1.8] | 2 studies · 221 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 120 participants | Ungraded |
Complications (e.g. medication change) | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Comparison
Population: children and adults with acute pneumonia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Cough score Scale from: 0 (absent) to 3 (very severe). ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 120 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Number of people who had not improved or had not been cured ( | OR 0.85 [0.4, 1.8] | 2 studies · 221 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 120 participants | Ungraded |
Complications (e.g. medication change) | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |