Over-the-counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults: uncertain if they are effective

dc.contributor.author	Allen, Claire
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-25T01:36:14Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-25T01:36:14Z
dc.date.issued	2020-03-23
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.evidenceaid.org/over-the-counter-otc-medications-for-acute-cough-in-children-and-adults-uncertain-if-they-are-effective/	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/791
dc.description.abstract	What is this? Most people with COVID-19 will develop a persistent cough. Non-prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are often used to treat cough in children and adults. In this Cochrane systematic review, the authors searched for randomised trials of OTC cough preparations in children and adults with acute cough. They did not restrict by type or language of publication and did their search in March 2014. They identified 10 placebo-controlled randomised trials in children (1036 participants) and 19 placebo-controlled randomised trials in adults (3799 participants)...	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.subject	Nonprescription Drugs	en_US
dc.subject	Persistent Cough	en_US
dc.subject	Adults Health	en_US
dc.subject	Child Health	en_US
dc.title	Over-the-counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults: uncertain if they are effective	en_US
eihealth.country	Others	en_US
eihealth.category	Clinical characterization and management	en_US
eihealth.type	Published Article	en_US
eihealth.maincategory	Protect Health Care Workers / Proteger la Salud de los Trabajadores	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournal	Evidence Aid	en_US

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