Codeine prescription pattern and treatment responses in patients with chronic cough: a routinely collected institutional database analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Codeine prescription may be frequent and chronic in real-world practice of patients with chronic cough, despite the lack of robust clinical evidence on the efficacy. High prescription rates suggest unmet clinical needs. Prospective studies are warranted to identify codeine treatment responses and safety, and to build up clinical evidence to guide appropriate use of narcotic antitussives.PMID:37197516 | PMC:PMC10183498 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-22-1857

Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - May 17, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ji-Yoon Oh Yu Ri Kang Jin An Eugene Choo Ji-Hyang Lee Hyouk-Soo Kwon Jae-Seung Lee Sei Won Lee Tae-Bum Kim Yeon-Mok Oh You Sook Cho Sang-Do Lee Woo-Jung Song Source Type: research