Adverse reactions to over-the-counter cough and cold products among children: The cases managed out of hospitals

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-318

  Vassilev, Z P ^a   Chu, A F ^b,c   Ruck, B ^b,c   Adams, E H ^a   Marcus, S M ^b,c  

^a 206 Carnegie Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c New Jersey Poison Information and Education System   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Children; Cough and cold products; Over the counter

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DIMETAPP; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GUAIFENESIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; ROBITUSSIN CF; TRIAMINIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POISON CENTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGE FACTORS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON COLD; COUGH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW JERSEY; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 65549119749     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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