| Methods |
Double‐blind, randomised, placebo‐controlled trial |
| Participants |
561 participants aged 15 to 60 years presenting with sore throat of less than 7 days duration |
| Interventions |
Penicillin V for 7 days, penicillin V for 3 days followed by 4 days of placebo or placebo or 7 days |
| Outcomes |
Resolution of symptoms and recurrence of sore throat |
| Notes |
Author was contacted for data that could be used in the meta‐analysis |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Computer‐generated random sequence |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Low risk |
|
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Double‐blind study design |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
|
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
All relevant outcomes reported |
