Cough Causes and Remedies

Symptoms Coughing is a physiologic defense response used to clear foreign bodies, microorganisms, and mucus from the respiratory tract. An acute cough lasts up to three weeks and a subacute cough lasts up to eight weeks. After eight weeks, it is referred to as a chronic cough (Irwin et al., 2000). A distinction is also … Cough Causes and Remedies

Camphor

Products Camphor is available in many countries mainly in medicinal products for external use such as ointments, bath additives and inhalation solutions, and is often combined with other active ingredients and essential oils. It is further used in the preparation of numerous magistral formulations such as camphor spirit, camphor oil, camphor ointment and Rüedi nasal … Camphor

Telavancin

Products Telavancin is commercially available as a powder for the preparation of a concentrate for infusion solution (Vibativ). It was approved in the EU in 2011. Structure and properties Telavancin (C80H106Cl2N11O27P, Mr = 1755.6 g/mol) is a complex molecule and a semisynthetic derivative of vancomycin. It was supplemented with, among other things, a lipophilic decylaminoethyl … Telavancin

Streptococcal Angina

Symptoms A typical strep throat starts suddenly with sore throat and swallowing pain and an inflammation of the throat. The tonsils are inflamed, red, swollen, and coated. Further, fever occurs while cough is absent. The cervical lymph nodes are painfully enlarged. Possible accompanying symptoms include headache, muscle aches, abdominal pain, chills, a scarlet-like rash, nausea, … Streptococcal Angina

Fever in Infants and Young Children

Symptoms In infants and young children, fever manifests itself as an elevated body temperature that can usually be felt on the skin. Possible accompanying symptoms include lassitude, irritability, loss of appetite, pain, shiny eyes, and red skin. Fever can be both harmless and an expression of a serious illness that can lead to dangerous complications … Fever in Infants and Young Children

Pain with pneumonia

Introduction A typical pneumonia is often accompanied by a number of symptoms. In addition to the classic symptoms of cough, fever and fatigue, pain of all kinds also occurs. The spectrum ranges from classic aching limbs, which probably everyone has experienced at some time or another, to breath-dependent pain in the rib area and chest … Pain with pneumonia

Acute Bronchitis

Symptoms Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. The leading symptom is a cough that is first dry and later often productive. Other symptoms include difficulty breathing, sounds when breathing (whistling, rattling), feeling sick, hoarseness, fever, chest pain, and accompanying symptoms of the common cold or flu. The disease is usually self-limiting, so … Acute Bronchitis

Remdesivir

Products Remdesivir is commercially available as a powder for a concentrate for the preparation of an infusion solution (Veklury, Gilead Sciences Inc, USA). Provisional approval was granted in many countries and in the EU in July 2020. On November 25, 2020, the approval will be granted. In the U.S., the drug was registered in October. … Remdesivir