| Title |
Over-the-counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults in ambulatory settings
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd001831.pub4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Smith, Susan M, Schroeder, Knut, Fahey, Tom, Susan M Smith, Knut Schroeder, Tom Fahey |
| Abstract |
Acute cough due to upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is a common symptom. Non-prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are frequently recommended as a first-line treatment, but there is little evidence as to whether these drugs are effective. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 5 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 13% |
| Chile | 3 | 13% |
| United States | 2 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Namibia | 1 | 4% |
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 20 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Peru | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 49 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 17% |
| Researcher | 7 | 13% |
| Professor | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 23% |
| Unknown | 12 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 38% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 14 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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#522,115
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Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#938
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#2,528
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Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#20
of 216 outputs
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