Corticosteroids for pain relief in sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis by Hayward, G, Thompson, M, Heneghan, C, Perera, R, Del Mar, C, Glasziou, P

“…Conclusions: Corticosteroids provide symptomatic relief of pain in sore throat, in addition to antibiotic therapy, mainly in participants with severe exudative sore throat.…”

Corticosteroids for pain relief in sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis. by Hayward, G, Thompson, M, Heneghan, C, Perera, R, Del Mar, C, Glasziou, P

“…OUTCOME MEASURES: Percentage of patients with complete resolution at 24 and 48 hours, mean time to onset of pain relief, mean time to complete resolution of symptoms, days missed from work or school, recurrence, and adverse events. …”

Corticosteroids for pain relief in sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis. by Hayward, G, Thompson, M, Heneghan, C, Perera, R, Del Mar, C, Glasziou, P

Corticosteroids for pain relief in sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis by Hayward, G, Thompson, M, Heneghan, C, Perera, R, Del Mar, C, Glasziou, P

Review: Adding corticosteroids to antibiotics improves pain relief in patients with sore throat by Hayward, G, Thompson, M, Perera, R

Review: Adding corticosteroids to antibiotics improves pain relief in patients with sore throat by Thompson, M, Hayward, G, Perera, R

Economic analysis of oral dexamethasone for symptom relief of sore throat: the UK TOAST study by Burns, RM, Wolstenholme, JL, Jawad, S, Williams, N, Thompson, M, Perera, R, Hay, AD, Heneghan, C, Little, P, Moore, M, Hayward, G

“…<strong>Objectives:</strong> To undertake an economic analysis assessing the cost-effectiveness of a single dose of oral dexamethasone compared with placebo for the relief of sore throat. <strong>Design:</strong> A UK-based, multicentre, two arm, individually randomised, double blind trial. …”

Oral corticosteroid use for clinical and cost-effective symptom relief of sore throat: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. by Cook, J, Hayward, G, Thompson, M, Hay, A, Moore, M, Little, P, Harman, K, Wolstenholme, J, Perera, R, Voysey, M, Allen, J, Breen, M, Heneghan, C

Zanamivir for influenza in adults and children: systematic review of clinical study reports and summary of regulatory comments. by Heneghan, C, Onakpoya, I, Thompson, M, Spencer, E, Jones, M, Jefferson, T

“…Time to first alleviation of symptoms was shorter in all participants when any relief drugs were allowed compared with no use. Zanamivir did not reduce the risk of self reported investigator mediated pneumonia (risk difference 0.17%, -0.73% to 0.70%) or radiologically confirmed pneumonia (-0.06%, -6.56% to 2.11%) in adults. …”

Corticosteroids for the common cold. by Hayward, G, Thompson, M, Perera, R, Mar, D, Glasziou, P, Heneghan, C

“…Current evidence does not support the use of intranasal corticosteroids for symptomatic relief from the common cold. However, there were only two trials and limited statistical power. …”

Corticosteroids for the common cold. by Hayward, G, Thompson, M, Perera, R, Mar, D, Glasziou, P, Heneghan, C

“…AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: Current evidence does not support the use of intranasal corticosteroids for symptomatic relief from the common cold. However, there were only two trials and limited statistical power. …”

Systemic corticosteroids for acute sinusitis by Venekamp, R, Thompson, M, Hayward, G, Heneghan, C, Mar, D, Perera, R, Glasziou, P, Rovers, M

“…Current evidence suggests that oral corticosteroids as an adjunctive therapy to oral antibiotics are effective for short-term relief of symptoms in acute sinusitis. However, data are limited and there is a significant risk of bias. …”

Systemic corticosteroids for acute sinusitis. by Venekamp, R, Thompson, M, Hayward, G, Heneghan, C, Mar, D, Perera, R, Glasziou, P, Rovers, M

“…AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: Current evidence suggests that oral corticosteroids as an adjunctive therapy to oral antibiotics are effective for short-term relief of symptoms in acute sinusitis. However, data are limited and there is a significant risk of bias. …”