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Efficacy and safety of Lianhua Qingwen capsule for influenza: a systematic review

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Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2017 Apr;42(8):1474-1481. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.2017.0044.
[h=1][Efficacy and safety of Lianhua Qingwen capsule for influenza: a systematic review].[/h] [Article in Chinese]
Niu QQ[SUP]1[/SUP], Chen Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Liu Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Mao SZ[SUP]1[/SUP], Wang H[SUP]2[/SUP], Zheng WK[SUP]2[/SUP], Zhang JH[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]

[h=3]Abstract[/h] To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Lianhua Qingwen capsule for influenza. All reports of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on Lianhua Qingwen capsule treating influenza were retrieved from database of CNKI, WANFANG DATA, VIP, PubMed, the Cochrane Library by February 2017. The studies were screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the data were extracted by 2 authors, the quality of the included RCTs was assessed, and meta-analysis was performed using Revman5.3 software. A total of 1 525 patients and 10 studies were included. The results of meta analysis showed that compared with oseltamivir, Lianhua Qingwen capsule was more effective in alleviating flu symptoms, including the time of headaches disappeared [SMD=-0.25,95% CI(-0.48, -0.01)], the time of sore throat disappeared [SMD=-0.53,95% CI(-0.72, -0.34)], the time of cough disappeared [SMD=-0.39,95%CI(-0.57, -0.21)], whole body aches disappeared [ SMD=-0.49, 95% CI (-0.78, -0.21)], the time of weak disappeared [SMD=-0.56,95%CI (-0.82, -0.29)], and the time of abatement of fever [SMD=-3.47,95%CI(-6.27, -0.67)]. Also, there were some statistical significant differences between the two groups except nasal congestion and the time of virus turning negative. Compared with Ribavirin, Lianhua Qingwen capsule was more effective in terms of the rate of temperature effect, [RR=1.53, 95% CI (1.24, 1.90)], the difference between the two groups was statistically significant. Compared with Ankahuangmin capsules, significant differences were found in terms of the he rate temperature effect [RR=1.37, 95%CI (1.19,1.57)]. Current evidence shows that Lianhua Qingwen capsule is more effective and safer than Oseltamivir, Ribavirin and Ankahuangmin capsules. Due to the low quality of the clinical research, the accuracy of this conclusion needs to be conducted to verify.
Copyright? by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Lianhua Qingwen capsule ; Meta-analysis ; influenza ; systematic review

PMID: 29071849
 
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