Tolerance, safety and efficacy of Hedera helix extract in inflammatory bronchial diseases under clinical practice conditions: A prospective, open, multicentre postmarketing study in 9657 patients

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Fazio, S ^a   Pouso, J ^b   Dolinsky, D ^c   Fernandez, A ^c   Hernandez, M ^c   Clavier, G ^c   Hecker, M ^d  

^a Megapharma   (Uruguay)

^b Cufre 1835   (Uruguay)

^c Engelhard Arzneimittel GmbH Co KG ^*  (Venezuela)

^d Engelhard Arzneimittel GmbH Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchitis; Efficacy; Hedera helix; Safety

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEDELIX;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CHILD; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIARRHEA; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERUCTATION; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; PLANT LEAF; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTLESSNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ALLERGY; STOMATITIS; SWEATING; THERAPY EFFECT; THIRST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; TREMOR; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHI; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEDERA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX;

EID: 58149512208     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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