Treating the common cold during pregnancy

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 687-689

  Erebara, Aida ^a   Bozzo, Pina ^a   Einarson, Adrienne ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CODEINE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EXPECTORANT AGENT; GUAIFENESIN; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYMETAZOLINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; XYLOMETAZOLINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

BIRTH DEFECT; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; DROWSINESS; DRUG SAFETY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS OBLITERATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS CIRCULATION; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG CONGESTION; PHARMACIST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRESCRIPTION; REBOUND; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SNEEZING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; FEMALE;

ANALGESICS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; COMMON COLD; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EXPECTORANTS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 44449143547     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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