Urticaria and asthma exacerbation after ingestion of menthol-containing lozenges

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 60, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1657-1659

  Marlowe, Karen F ^a,b,c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HALLS; MENTHOL; SALBUTAMOL; EXCIPIENT;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOZENGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; TABLET;

ADULT; ASTHMA; EXCIPIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTHOL; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TABLETS; URTICARIA;

EID: 0642370998     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/60.16.1657     Document Type: Article

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