Assessment of the efficacy and safety of paracetamol, ibuprofen and nimesulide in children with upper respiratory tract infections

• Published in: European journal of clinical pharmacology Vol. 55; no. 9; pp. 615 - 618
• Main Authors: ULUKOL, B, KÖKSAL, Y, CIN, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.11.1999; Berlin Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acetaminophen - therapeutic use; Acute Disease; Adolescent; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - therapeutic use; Analysis of Variance; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Body Temperature; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Colds; Drug therapy; Female; Fever - drug therapy; Humans; Ibuprofen - therapeutic use; Male; Medical sciences; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Respiratory system; Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy; Sulfonamides - therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Human; Upper respiratory tract; Respiratory disease; Body temperature; Fever; Infection; Chemotherapy; Paracetamol; Treatment; Ibuprofen; Antipyretic; Arylpropionic acid derivatives; Nimesulide; Child; Comparative study

The aim of this study was to assess and compare the efficacy and tolerability of paracetamol, ibuprofen and nimesulide in children with upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). Ninety children with acute URTIs and fever were enrolled to the study. The patients were allocated to three groups. The...