Acute bronchitis, although mostly caused by viral infections, is commonly treated with antibiotics. As antibiotics should only be prescribed upon strict indication, treatment options like a liquid herbal drug preparation from the roots of Pelargonium sidoides (EPs 7630) gain more and more interest.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of a herbal drug preparation from the roots of Pelargonium sidoides (EPs 7630) in the treatment of acute bronchitis in adults outside the very restricted indication for an antibiotic therapy.
METHODS
This was a randomised,
Acute bronchitis is one of the most common diagnoses in ambulatory care medicine. Although the benefit of antibiotics for acute bronchitis, which is mostly virally induced, is disputed, they are often prescribed. A therapeutic option for respiratory tract infections that do not fall within the
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