A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of paracetamol and ketoprofren lysine salt for pain control in children with pharyngotonsillitis cared by family pediatricians

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ruperto, Nicolino ^a   Carozzino, Luigi ^b   Jamone, Roberto ^b   Freschi, Federico ^b   Picollo, Gianfranco ^b   Zera, Marcella ^b   Della Casa Alberighi, Ornella ^a   Salvatori, Enrica ^c   Del Vecchio, Alessandra ^c   Dionisio, Paolo ^c   Martini, Alberto ^d  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Local Health Unit (Azienda Sanitaria Locale ASL) 3 Genovese   (Italy)

^c Angelini Research Center   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

family pediatricians; ketoprofen lysine salt; paracetamol; placebo; randomized double blind clinical trial

Indexed keywords

KETOPROFEN LYSINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; ANALGESIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; KETOPROFEN; LYSINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILDREN SORE THROAT PAIN THERMOMETER SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARYNGOTONSILLITIS; PHARYNX DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUM OF PAIN INTENSITY DIFFERENCE; TONSILLITIS; TOTAL PAIN RELIEF; ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEDIATRICS; PHARYNGITIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOPROFEN; LYSINE; MALE; PAIN; PEDIATRICS; PHARYNGITIS; PLACEBOS; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857187503     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-37-48     Document Type: Article

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