Use of antitussive medications in acute cough in young children

Abstract Acute cough, a common complaint in young children, is often the result of a viral upper respiratory infection. Cough and cold remedies generate billions of dollars in annual sales in the United States, despite a lack of evidence of their efficacy and multiple warnings by the US Food and Dru...

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Main Authors: Samuel H. F. Lam, James Homme, Jahn Avarello, Alan Heins, Denis Pauze, Sharon Mace, Ann Dietrich, Michael Stoner, Corrie E. Chumpitazi, Mohsen Saidinejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12467