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Evid Based Nurs 4:47 doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.47
  • Treatment

Review: NSAIDs, paracetamol, and analgesic/anti-inflammatory oral rinse reduce sore throat symptoms

(2000) Br J Gen Pract 50, 817. Thomas M, Del Mar C, Glasziou P.. How effective are treatments other than antibiotics for acute sore throat?. Oct;. :. –20.


 
 QUESTION: Are non-antibiotic treatments effective for acute sore throat?

Data sources

Randomised controlled trials from 1966 onwards were identified by searching the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry and Medline with the content terms tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and sore throat.

Study selection

Trials published in any language were selected if they assessed a non-antibiotic intervention, and outcomes included patient reported sore throat symptoms.

Data extraction

Data were extracted on the treatment, definition of illness, patient characteristics, study setting, blinding, and estimate of relative treatment effect (compared with control). Each symptom was assigned a score on the same …

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