Effects of chlorhexidine/benzydamine mouth spray on pain and quality of life in acute viral pharyngitis: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 546-549

  Cingi, Cemal ^a   Songu, Murat ^b   Ural, Ahmet ^c   Yildirim, Muzeyyen ^d   Erdogmus, Nagehan ^a   Bal, Cengiz ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b DR BEHÇET UZ CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYDAMINE; BENZYDAMINE PLUS CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA NUMBNESS; MOUTH SPRAY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SHORT FORM 36; SIDE EFFECT; SORE THROAT; STOMACH PAIN; TASTE DISORDER; THIRST; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; VIRAL PHARYNGITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 78650101094     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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