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Table 2 Concomitant medication use (number of subjects taken medication) in All subjects treated (AST)

From: A specific synbiotic-containing amino acid-based formula in dietary management of cow’s milk allergy: a randomized controlled trial

 

Test (N = 35)

Control (N = 35)

P-value (Fisher’s exact test)

Concomitant medication [N (%)]

 Overall

  Any concomitant medication

25 (71.4%)

29 (82.9%)

0.394

 Subcategory*

  Dermatologicals

6 (17.1%)

16 (45.7%)

0.019

   Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics

1 (2.9%)

2 (5.7%)

1.00

   Antifungals

0 (0%)

5 (14.3%)

0.054

   Antipruriticsa

0 (0%)

2 (5.7%)

0.493

   Antiseptics and disinfectants

1 (2.9%)

4 (11.4%)

0.356

   Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations

6 (17.1%)

9 (25.7%)

0.561

   Emollients and protectives

2 (5.7%)

10 (28.6%)

0.023

  1. *Only categories (of total 10 categories) with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) are shown
  2. aAntipruritics, including antihistamines and anesthetics