Editorials - Sore throat in primary care -Steroids reduce pain in the first day, but data on harms are lacking
Little, Paul (2009) Editorials - Sore throat in primary care -Steroids reduce pain in the first day, but data on harms are lacking. BMJ, 339, b2476. (doi:10.1136/bmj.b2476).
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In the linked study (doi:10.1136/bmj.b2976), Hayward and colleagues report a useful and well performed systematic review in a highly topical area.1 Clinicians and patients need information about interventions other than antibiotics for sore throat for several reasons—the benefit of antibiotics for most patients is modest2 3; the use of antibiotics should be minimised because of the danger of resistance3 4; and other effective treatments, apart from the use of analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs,5 and possibly Echinacea, are lacking.6 This systematic review provides evidence that in the first 24 hours steroids may help resolve pain (the likelihood of resolution was increased threefold, number needed to treat (NNT) 3.7) and reduce the mean time to onset of pain relief by six hours.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0959-8138 (print) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Community Clinical Sciences |
| Item ID: | 73621 |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 11:34 |
| Contributors: | Little, Paul (Author) |
| Date: | 6 August 2009 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | P.Little@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/73621 |
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