Over-the-counter medications for acute cough in children and adults in ambulatory settings

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Smith, S M ^b   Schroeder, K ^b   Fahey, Tom ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute disease; Administration, oral; Antitussive agents * administration dosage ; Chronic disease; Cough *drug therapy ; Drug combinations; Drugs, non prescription *administration dosage

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BROMHEXINE; BROMPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLARITIN D; CLEMASTINE; CODEINE; DEXBROMPHENIRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DORCOL; GUAIFENESIN; LETOSTEINE; MOGUISTEINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PLACEBO; PROPANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SALBUTAMOL; TERFENADINE; THONZYLAMINE; TRIAMINICOL; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BROMPHENIRAMINE PLUS PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DEXBROMPHENIRAMINE PLUS PSEUDOEPHRINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN PLUS SALBUTAMOL; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSOMNIA; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SWEATING; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA; XEROSTOMIA; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT DISEASE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; SELF CARE; SOMNOLENCE; SYRUP; TREMOR; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 77950132500     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001831.pub3     Document Type: Review

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