Carbocisteine reduces frequency of common colds and exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Feb;54(2):378-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00592_9.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use*
  • Carbocysteine / therapeutic use*
  • Common Cold / complications
  • Common Cold / drug therapy*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy*
  • Remission Induction
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Carbocysteine