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ScienceDirect Clinical perspective — cough: an unmet need Peter V Dicpinigaitis Cough is among the most common complaints for which individuals worldwide seek medical attention. The vast majority of cases of acute cough (8 weeks duration) is to meticulously evaluate and treat all potential underlying etiologies. Despite thorough investigation, a significant minority of patients will suffer refractory, unexplained cough. For this challenging population, safe, effective, non-narcotic antitussive therapies are desperately needed. Address Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY, USA Corresponding author: Dicpinigaitis, Peter V ([email protected])
Current Opinion in Pharmacology 2015, 22:24–28 This review comes from a themed issue on Respiratory Edited by Clive P Page and Domenico Spina
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coph.2015.03.001 1471-4892/# 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Introduction Cough is the most common complaint for which patients in the United States seek medical attention [1]. Yet despite the universal importance of cough, research efforts in this field until recently have not reflected the clinical and economic significance of this condition. Indeed, better, safe, and effective antitussive drugs remain an unattained goal. Clinically, cough is categorized by its duration: acute (
ScienceDirect Clinical perspective — cough: an unmet need Peter V Dicpinigaitis Cough is among the most common complaints for which individuals worldwide seek medical attention. The vast majority of cases of acute cough (8 weeks duration) is to meticulously evaluate and treat all potential underlying etiologies. Despite thorough investigation, a significant minority of patients will suffer refractory, unexplained cough. For this challenging population, safe, effective, non-narcotic antitussive therapies are desperately needed. Address Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY, USA Corresponding author: Dicpinigaitis, Peter V ([email protected])
Current Opinion in Pharmacology 2015, 22:24–28 This review comes from a themed issue on Respiratory Edited by Clive P Page and Domenico Spina
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coph.2015.03.001 1471-4892/# 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Introduction Cough is the most common complaint for which patients in the United States seek medical attention [1]. Yet despite the universal importance of cough, research efforts in this field until recently have not reflected the clinical and economic significance of this condition. Indeed, better, safe, and effective antitussive drugs remain an unattained goal. Clinically, cough is categorized by its duration: acute (
