ZHOU Xun, et al. Observation of clinical efficacy on treating urticaria with desloratadine and loratadine. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (1):78-79(2003)
ZHOU Xun, et al. Observation of clinical efficacy on treating urticaria with desloratadine and loratadine. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (1):78-79(2003) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2003.01.024.
Observation of clinical efficacy on treating urticaria with desloratadine and loratadine
Objective:To evalute the efficacy and safty of desloratadine against urticaria. Methods: Fifty patients with urticaria were randomly assigned to receive either 5mg of desloratadine daily or lOmg of loratadine daily for 7 days (acute urticaria) and 14 days (chronic urticaria). Results : There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of time in taking effect and clinical efficacy(P = 0.971 and P = 0.051). Adverse effects were similar and mild in the two groups. Conclusion :It is indicated that desloratadine is well - tolerated and effecitive for the treatment of urticaria.