Alverine citrate, simeticone, and Rome III irritable bowel syndrome
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On-demand treatment with alverine citrate/simeticone compared with standard treatments for irritable bowel syndrome: results of a randomised pragmatic study
BACKGROUND In routine practice, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms are often difficult to be relieved and impair significantly patients' quality of life (QoL). A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study has shown the efficacy of alverine citrate/simeticone (ACS) combination for IBS symptom relief. AIM As IBS symptoms are often intermittent, this pragmatic study was designed to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0269-2813,1365-2036
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04222.x