Is acetaminophen as effective as an antihistamine-decongestant-acetaminophen combination in relieving symptoms of acute nasopharyngitis in children?. A randomised, controlled trial

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1277-1285

  Unuvar, Emin ^a   Yildiz, Ismail ^a   Kilic, Ayse ^c   Toprak, Sadik ^b   Aslan, Seyhan Selvi ^a   Aydin, Salih ^a   Badur, Selim ^a   Oguz, Fatma ^c   Sidal, Mujgan ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Child; Drug; Infection; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SMEAR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NASOPHARYNGITIS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 34347355346     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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