Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for cough
AssigneeBayer Consumer Care AG
InventorsMarianne Petersen-Braun, Chirin Yekrangi-Hartmann, Uwe Gessner, Michael Völker
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Abstract
The use of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of nonproductive cough caused by viruses or bacteria and a combination of at least one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with at least one antitussive in a formulation to treat coughs.
Claims5
A method for the treatment of nonproductive cough as a symptom of an infection of the respiratory organs caused by a virus or bacteria, comprising the step of administering a composition for oral administration comprising an effective amount of ibuprofen or one of its pharmaceutically active salts or hydrates to a patient in need of treatment for nonproductive cough as a symptom of an infection of the respiratory organs caused by a virus or bacteria, wherein the composition for oral administration does not comprise an expectorant or antitussive, wherein the composition for oral administration is a single-drug product comprising the ibuprofen as the sole active pharmaceutical ingredient.
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