Figure 1.
The spectrum of H1-antihistamines taken by the patients for the treatment of their chronic spontaneous urticaria.
The results are expressed as the total number of participants who reported information on the efficacy of the itemized antihistamines in regular dose.
Figure 2.
The comparative efficacy first and second generation H1-antihistamines in chronic spontaneous urticaria.
The histograms were constructed from 147 and 721 patient reports respectively.
Table 1.
Comparison of first and second generation H1-antihistamines in chronic spontaneous urticaria.
Figure 3.
Effectiveness of H1-antihistamine updosing in chronic spontaneous urticaria.
The reported effectiveness of up-dosing with second generation H1-antihistamines compared with standard dose therapy in chronic spontaneous urticaria. The number of patient reports in each group are; 2 tablets = 108, 3 tablets = 72 and 4 tablets = 85.
Table 2.
Unwanted effects and sedation while using standard doses or up-dosing with H1-antihistamines in chronic spontaneous urticaria.