Comparative study on safety and efficacy of loratadine, prednisolone & their combination in the treatment of chronic urticaria

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 988-996

  Jyothi, C H ^a   Kiran, L J ^a   Shashikala, G H ^a   Ravindra, K ^a   Santhosh, R ^a  

^a J J M MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Absolute eosinophil count; Chronic urticaria; Improvement grading; Loratidine; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

LORATADINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC URTICARIA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OPEN STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH IRRITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84856993666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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