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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2011

Pharmacological and clinical overview of cloperastine in treatment of cough.

Maria Antonietta Catania, Salvatore Cuzzocrea

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Induced hemichorea by cloperastine overuse.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020
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  16. Antitussive drugs--past, present, and future.Pharmacological reviews · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Antonietta CataniaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Messina;
Salvatore Cuzzocrea
University of Messina · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cough constitutes an impressive expression of the normal defense mechanisms of the respiratory system. Productive cough associated with catarrh is an important protective system for the lung because it favors the upward movement of secretions and foreign bodies to the larynx and mouth. Cough may also appear without bronchial secretions, as dry cough, which may be persistent when inflammatory disease is chronic or when, in the early stages of respiratory disease, bronchial secretions are not yet fluid. Sometimes bronchitis-induced cough does not significantly affect quality of life, whilst in other cases cough may become so intense as to impair daily activities severely, resulting in permanent disability. This type of cough is one of the most frequent reasons for seeking medical advice. The use of cough suppressants may be appropriate for reaching a precise diagnosis and when dry cough is persistent. Cloperastine has been investigated in various types of cough and, unlike codeine, has been shown to possess dual activity. It also acts as a mild bronchorelaxant and has antihistaminic activity, without acting on the central nervous system or the respiratory center. Here we review the preclinical and clinical evidence of the efficacy and tolerability of cloperastine.

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bronchitiscloperastinecoughinflammation

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PMID21445282
PMCPMC3061847
OpenAlexW1977706273

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