Over-the-counter (OTC) medications to reduce cough as an adjunct to antibiotics for acute pneumonia in children and adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Chang, Christina C ^a   Cheng, Allen C ^b   Chang, Anne B ^c  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anti bacterial agents therapeutic use ; Antitussive agents *therapeutic use ; Chemotherapy, adjuvant; Cough *drug therapy ; Drugs, non prescription *therapeutic use ; Expectorants *therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

AMBROXOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BROMHEXINE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; NELTENEXINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MEDLINE; MONOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 44949161088     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006088.pub2     Document Type: Review

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