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Oral antihistamines for insect bites
  1. Bernard A Foëx, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care,
  2. Caroline Lee, SpR Midlands rotation
  1. Manchester Royal Infirmary

    https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.040154

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      Report by Bernard A Foëx, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 
 Checked by Caroline Lee, SpR Midlands rotation 
 Manchester Royal Infirmary

      A short cut review was carried out to establish whether oral antihistamines are effective in the management of insect bites. In total, 994 citations were reviewed of which seven answered the three part question. The clinical bottom line is that antihistamines, used before and after, appear to be effective in reducing the immediate/early …

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