Use of over-the-counter cough and cold medications in children

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1081-1083

  Shefrin, Allan E ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EXPECTORANT AGENT; GUAIFENESIN; HYDROXYZINE; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

CANADA; CHILD CARE; COMMON COLD; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON COLD; COUGH; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; EXPECTORANTS; HUMANS; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449111608     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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