Efficacy and safety of ascoril expectorant and other cough formula in the treatment of cough management in paediatric and adult patients - A randomised double-blind comparative trial

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 68-70

  Jayaram, S ^a   Desai, Anish ^b  

^a GRANT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ASCORIL; BROMHEXINE; CITRATE SODIUM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE DERIVATIVE; EXPECTORANT AGENT; GUAIFENESIN; MENTHOL; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0033852002     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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