Efficacy and safety of topical combinations of ipratropium and xylometazoline for the treatment of symptoms of runny nose and nasal congestion associated with acute upper respiratory tract infection

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-45

  Eccles, Ronald ^a   Pedersen, Anette ^b   Regberg, Dan ^c   Tulento, Heikki ^d   Borum, Peter ^e   Stjärne, Pär ^f  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Nycomed Denmark   (Denmark)

^c Alviva AB   (Sweden)

^d Mehilainen Oy   (Finland)

^e Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Common cold; Ipratropium; Nasal congestion; Rhinorrhea; Upper respiratory tract infection; URI; Xylometazoline

Indexed keywords

IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS XYLOMETAZOLINE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY NOSE; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE IRRITATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINORRHEA; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; IPRATROPIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846895751     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.2902     Document Type: Article

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