Evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of a fixed combination of dry extracts of thyme herb and primrose root in adults suffering from acute bronchitis with productive cough: A prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre clinical trial

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 607-615

  Kemmerich, Bernd ^a,b  

^a Practice for Internal Medicine   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute bronchitis, Bronchitis Severity Score, coughing fits; Bronchipret TP FCT, Phase IV clinical trial; Primrose root dry extract, combination with thyme herb; Secretolytics; Thyme herb dry extract, combination with primrose root

Indexed keywords

BRONCHIPRET; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PRIMROSE OIL; THYME EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCUS SECRETION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THYME;

EID: 35048892531     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1296656     Document Type: Article

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