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Drugs for Cough

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • December 17, 2018;  (Issue 1562)
Acute cough (<3 weeks in duration) generally does not require pharmacologic treatment, especially in children. Suppression of productive cough may be harmful. Management of patients with cough...
Acute cough (<3 weeks in duration) generally does not require pharmacologic treatment, especially in children. Suppression of productive cough may be harmful. Management of patients with cough should include elimination of any precipitating factor (e.g., cigarette smoking) and treatment of any underlying cause such as upper airway cough syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, asthma, or other pulmonary disease.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2018 Dec 17;60(1562):206-8 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Rescheduling of Hydrocodone Combination Products

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • October 13, 2014;  (Issue 1453)
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reclassified all hydrocodone combination products as schedule II controlled substances; they were previously classified as schedule III. Hydrocodone alone...
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reclassified all hydrocodone combination products as schedule II controlled substances; they were previously classified as schedule III. Hydrocodone alone (Zohydro ER) is already a schedule II controlled substance.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2014 Oct 13;56(1453):101-2 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Hydrocodone/Chlorpheniramine (Vituz)

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • November 25, 2013;  (Issue 1430)
An oral solution (Vituz – Hawthorne) containing two old drugs, the centrally-acting opioid hydrocodone bitartrate and the first-generation H1-antihistamine chlorpheniramine maleate, has been approved by...
An oral solution (Vituz – Hawthorne) containing two old drugs, the centrally-acting opioid hydrocodone bitartrate and the first-generation H1-antihistamine chlorpheniramine maleate, has been approved by the FDA for relief of cough and [other] symptoms associated with upper respiratory allergies or a common cold in adults. Several extended-release products containing hydrocodone and chlorpheniramine are available as capsules and suspensions and have been used for years for similar indications. Vituz is classified as a schedule III controlled substance, but the FDA has asked the DEA to reclassify hydrocodone products as schedule II.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2013 Nov 25;55(1430):95-6 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction