Single-patient drug trial methodology for allergic rhinitis

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1366-1374

  Reitberg, Donald P ^a   Del Rio, Eve ^a   Weiss, Sidney L ^a   Rebell, Gerbert ^a   Zaias, Nardo ^a   Huerta, Angel Segura ^a   Paquette Lamontagne, Nicolas ^a  

^a Opt e scrip Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Chlorpheniramine maleate; Loratadine

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; LORATADINE; PLACEBO; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SNEEZING; SOMNOLENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; XEROSTOMIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; HAY FEVER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLINICAL TRIALS; DATA COLLECTION; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORATADINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0036707915     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1C031     Document Type: Article

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