Oral prophylaxis of bronchial asthma in children.

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V Spicak

چکیده

A prospective study was conducted on the efficacy of Ketotifen a benzocycloheptathiophene derivative, for oral prophylaxis of bronchial asthma in children. Of 19 children who fitted the criteria for drug trial, the drug was very effective in reducing the number of attacks in 12 and moderately effective in 7 cases (P< 0.001). Side effects of the drug were not severe enough to require withdrawl (JPMA 34: 90, 1984).

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