Antitussive Agents - Adverse effects
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Parental misinterpretations of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medication labels.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: Concerns about the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter cold medications have led to a recent US Food and Drug Administration public health advisory against their use in children <2 years of age. Our goal was to examine caregiver ... Read more...

Unclear loss of consciousness after clobutinol intake.

19 May 2009 The case of a 13-month-old boy with a diagnosis of unclear unconsciousness is reported on. As the physical examination did not lead to any explanation of his condition, the administration of drugs in the context of Munchausen syndrome by proxy was ... Read more...

Addictive evaluation of cholic acid-verticinone ester, a potential cough therapeutic agent with agonist action of opioid receptor.

29 Apr 2009 AIM: The purpose of this work was to search for potential drugs with potent antitussive and expectorant activities as well as a low toxicity, but without addictive properties. Cholic acid-verticinone ester (CA-Ver) was synthesized based on the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Antitussive Agents - Adverse effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Parental misinterpretations of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medication labels. 30 May 2009
• Unclear loss of consciousness after clobutinol intake. 19 May 2009
• Addictive evaluation of cholic acid-verticinone ester, a potential cough therapeutic agent with agonist action of opioid receptor. 29 Apr 2009
• [Noscapine and warfarin--a potentially dangerous interaction] 10 Mar 2009
• Effects of dextromethorphan on electroconvulsive therapy. 30 Jan 2009
• Misuse of over-the-counter cough or cold medications among adolescents: prevalence and correlates in a national sample. 2 Jan 2009
• OTC article makes headlines. 30 Dec 2008
• Apparent life-threatening events and over-the-counter cough and cold medications. 30 Dec 2008
• Debate continues over the safety of cold and cough medicines for children. 24 Nov 2008
• Over-the-counter cough medicines in children: neither safe or efficacious? 30 Oct 2008
• Toxicity and use of over-the-counter cough and cold medication in the pediatric population. 30 Oct 2008
• Revised product labels for pediatric over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. 29 Oct 2008
• Drug dosing error with drops: severe clinical course of codeine intoxication in twins. 19 Oct 2008
• Intoxication with over-the-counter antitussive medication containing dihydrocodeine and chlorpheniramine causes generalized convulsion and mixed acidosis. 13 Oct 2008
• ...And just how often are they used? 29 Sep 2008
• Cough-and-cold medications in children: are they causing unexpected deaths?... 29 Sep 2008
• Dextromethorphan-induced serotonin syndrome. 30 Aug 2008
• Dextromethorphan abuse. 30 Aug 2008
• IgE-mediated anaphylactic reactions to neuromuscular blocking agents: can they be prevented? 30 Aug 2008
• Cough mixture abuse, folate deficiency and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 17 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Antitussive Agents'

Definition: Agents that suppress cough. They act centrally on the medullary cough center. EXPECTORANTS, also used in the treatment of cough, act locally.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000996

Alternative terms: Antitussive Agents; Agents, Antitussive; Antitussive Drugs; Drugs, Antitussive; Antitussives;

Related Mesh Headings: Expectorants;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.954.427.153; D27.505.954.796.090;

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; consider also COUGH /drug ther