Report for: Over-the-counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults in ambulatory settings

Title	Over-the-counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults in ambulatory settings
Published in	Cochrane database of systematic reviews, August 2012
DOI	10.1002/14651858.cd001831.pub4
Pubmed ID	22895922
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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Country	Count	As %
Spain	5	20%
United Kingdom	4	16%
Chile	3	12%
United States	2	8%
Canada	1	4%
Namibia	1	4%
Japan	1	4%
Unknown	8	32%

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Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	21	84%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	4	16%

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United Kingdom	1	2%
Peru	1	2%
Switzerland	1	2%
Brazil	1	2%
Unknown	45	92%

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Student > Ph. D. Student	9	18%
Researcher	7	14%
Professor	5	10%
Professor > Associate Professor	4	8%
Student > Master	4	8%
Other	11	22%
Unknown	9	18%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Medicine and Dentistry	19	39%
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	12%
Unknown	11	22%

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Over-the-counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults in ambulatory settings

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