Effects of pseudoephedrine and triprolidine, alone and in combination, on symptoms of the common cold.

Abstract

A total of 466 healthy adults from four different regions of England entered a double-blind, randomised trial to test the effectiveness of an antihistamine (triprolidine) and a decongestant (pseudoephedrine), alone or in combination, in relieving symptoms of the common cold. During the study 199 subjects reported a total of 243 colds. Subjects recorded the severity of 12 symptoms during treatment and noted separately the severity of a further seven symptoms that represented unwanted effects of treatment or served as an index of suggestibility. They were then asked about their overall improvement in symptoms during treatment and whether they thought they had taken placebo. Sneezing, nasal obstruction, and overall response to treatment were significantly improved (p <0.01) with psuedoephedrine or pseudoephedrine and triprolidine compared with placebo.

• Authors: C E Bye, J Cooper, D W Empey, A S Fowle, D T Hughes, E Letley, J O'Grady
• Journal: British medical journal (Br Med J) Vol. 281 Issue 6234 Pg. 189-90 (Jul 19 1980) ISSN: 0007-1447 [Print] England
• PMID: 6996784 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Drug Combinations
• Pyridines
• Triprolidine
• Ephedrine

Topics

• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Common Cold (drug therapy)
• Double-Blind Method
• Drug Combinations
• Ephedrine (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Pyridines (therapeutic use)
• Random Allocation
• Triprolidine (therapeutic use)