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A Review of the Ingredients Contained in Over the Counter (OTC) Cough Syrup Formulations in Kenya. Are They Harmful to Infants?
BACKGROUND: Cough syrups are widely used in the developing world, but safety of their use in infants and children less than two years has not been well documented. Some syrups contain multiple combinations of such drugs as promethazine, diphenhydramine and ephedrine; which are individually now contr...
Autores principales: | Kigen, Gabriel, Busakhala, Naftali, Ogaro, Francis, Chesire, Emily, Saat, Nathan, Too, Robert, Nyandiko, Winstone |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4634956/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26540251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142092 |
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