Cough medications in children

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 19-21

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Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CITRIC ACID; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIMETAPP; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DORCAL; EPHEDRINE; GUAIFENESIN; MEPYRAMINE; MEPYRAMINE MALEATE; MORPHINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PHENIRAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PHOLCODINE; PHOLCODIX; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PLUS TRIPROLIDINE; TRIAMCINICOL; TRIPROLIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; META ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHORT SURVEY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 0033383447     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.1999.37319     Document Type: Short Survey

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