Vertigo, Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines?

Neurology PGY1 PGY2 PGY3 PGY4

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis published in JAMA focusing on choice of medication for patient with vertigo. They reviewed 27 trials and they found that there is a moderately strong evidence to suggest that “single-dose antihistamines provide greater vertigo relief at 2 hours than single-dose benzodiazepines”.

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