Experiment 66878

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationMATTHYS,H: ERHARDT,J: RUHLE,KH:. (1985). OBJEKTIVIERUNG DER WIRKUNG VON ANTITUSSIVA MITTELS TUSSOMETRIE AN PATIENTEN MIT CHRONISCHEM HUSTEN.. 115()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseasePATIENTS RECEIVED THE ACTIVE ANTITUSSIVE DRUGS OR PLACEBO IN A DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED CROSS-OVER DESIGN. THE PREPARATIONS WERE ADMINISTERED AT 10 P.M. AND 2 A.M. ON 7 CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS AND NO ANTITUSSIVE WAS GIVEN FOR THE FOLLOWING 20 HRS. COUGH FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY WERE RECORDED FROM 10 P.M. UNTIL 6 A.M. NOSCAPINE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN, DIHYDROCODEINE AND CODEINE (60 MG) SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE COUGH FREQUENCY COMPARED TO PLACEBO. THEY ALSO PRODUCED A GREATER REDUCTION OF COUGH INTENSITY THAN PLACEBO, CODEINE (20 MG) AND CODEINE (30 MG).
Dose amount60.0 MG
Number2
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitPERSON
Dose expressionDOSE