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- Short acting beta2-agonists for recurrent wheeze in children under two years of age
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Aug-2008
Wheeze is a common symptom in infancy and is a common cause for both primary care consultations and hospital admission. Beta2-adrenoceptor agonists (b2-agonists) are the most frequently used as bronchodilator but their efficacy is questionable.
- Short-acting beta2-agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-May-2009
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic condition characterised by progressive airflow limitation that is at most partially reversible. Despite the lack of reversibility patients often report symptomatic improvement with short-acting bet
- Short-course antibiotics for acute otitis media
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jun-2012
Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common illness during childhood, for which antibiotics are frequently prescribed.
- Short-course versus long-course antibiotic therapy for non-severe community-acquired pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Feb-2011
Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality in children under five years of age. Treatment of pneumonia requires an effective antibiotic used in adequate doses for an appropriate duration. Recommended duration of treatment ranges between 7 and 14 days, bu
- Short-term low-dose corticosteroids vs placebo and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2008
The effect of low dose corticosteroids, equivalent to 15 mg prednisolone daily or less, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has been questioned. We reviewed the trials that compared corticosteroids with placebo or non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Short-term treatment with proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists and prokinetics for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-like symptoms and endoscopy negative reflux disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Apr-2013
Approximately 25% of adults regularly experience heartburn, a symptom of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Most patients are treated empirically (without specific diagnostic evaluation e.g. endoscopy. Among patients who have an upper endoscopy, fi
- Simple behavioural interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jul-2013
Nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) is a socially disruptive and stressful condition which affects around 15% to 20% of five year olds and up to 2% of adults. Although there is a high rate of spontaneous remission, the social, emotional and psychological cost
- Single dose oral aceclofenac for postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2010
Aceclofenac is the prodrug of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac, widely used to treat acute and chronic pain. There are no known systematic reviews of its analgesic efficacy in acute postoperative pain. This review sought to eval
- Single dose oral acemetacin for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2010
Acemetacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) licensed for use in rheumatic disease and other musculoskeletal disorders in the UK, and widely available in other countries worldwide. This review sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of
- Single dose oral celecoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Oct-2013
This is an update of a review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 4, 2008, and updated in Issue 3, 2012. Celecoxib is a selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor usually prescribed for the relief of chronic pain in osteoarthritis and rheu
- Single dose oral dexibuprofen [S(+)-ibuprofen] for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Feb-2014
This review is an update of a previously published review in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 3, 2009 on single dose oral dexibuprofen (S(+)-ibuprofen) for acute postoperative pain in adults.
- Single dose oral etodolac for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2010
Etodolac is a selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, with evidence of efficacy in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Its analgesic efficacy in postoperative pain has not been clearly established. There are no systematic reviews on Etodolac's
- Single dose oral fenbufen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Feb-2011
Fenbufen is a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), used to treat acute and chronic painful conditions. There is no known systematic review of its use in acute postoperative pain.
- Single dose oral fenoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Apr-2015
Fenoprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), available in several different countries, but not widely used.
- Single dose oral flurbiprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2010
Flurbiprofen is a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), related to ibuprofen and naproxen, used to treat acute and chronic painful conditions. There is no systematic review of its use in acute postoperative pain.
- Single dose oral ibuprofen plus codeine for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Feb-2015
This is an update of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 3, 2013. There is good evidence that combining two different analgesics in fixed doses in a single tablet can provide better pain relief in acute pain and headache than either drug alone
- Single dose oral indometacin for the treatment of acute postoperative pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Oct-2010
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 4, 2004. Indometacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used most commonly for the treatment of inflammation and pain resulting from rheumatic disease (arthritis)
- Single dose oral ketoprofen and dexketoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2011
Ketoprofen is a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat acute and chronic painful conditions. Dexketoprofen is the (S)-enantiomer, which is believed to confer analgesia. Theoretically dexketoprofen is expected to provide e
- Single dose oral lumiracoxib for postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Apr-2012
Lumiracoxib is a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor. COX-2 inhibitors were developed to avoid COX-1-related gastrointestinal (GI) problems while maintaining the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of traditional non-steriodal anti-inflammat
- Single dose oral mefenamic acid for acute postoperative pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2011
Mefenamic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It is most often used for treating pain of dysmenorrhoea in the short term (seven days or less), as well as mild to moderate pain including headache, dental pain, postoperative and postpart