Efficacy, safety and tolerability of salbutamol + guaiphenesin + bromhexine (Ascoril) expectorant versus expectorants containing salbutamol and either guaiphenesin or bromhexine in productive cough: a randomised controlled comparative study.

Patients with acute bronchitis, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and asthmatic bronchitis suffer from cough with tenacious bronchial secretions requiring expectorants in addition to bronchodilating therapy. The present one-week, multicentric, prospective, randomised, double-blind study compared the efficacy and tolerability of three expectorant formulations in 426 patients with productive cough associated with varied aetiology after approval by the institutional review boards. Selected patients received 7 days' treatment with either fixed dose combination (FDC) of salbutamol 2 mg + bromhexine HCI 8 mg + guaiphenesin 100 mg (group A) or salbutamol 2 mg+ guaiphenesin 100 mg expectorant (group B) or salbutamol 2 mg + bromhexine 8 mg (group C) thrice daily after obtaining their informed consent.

Comparative assessment of the effectiveness and tolerability of lornoxicam 8 mg BID and diclofenac 50 mg TID in adult indian patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: A 4-week, double-blind, randomized, comparative, multicenter study.

Background: Reports of cardiovascular adverse events (AEs) associated with the use of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) have prompted the quest for a better-tolerated NSAID.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness and tolerability of lornoxicam 8 mg BID and diclofenac 50 mg TID in adult Indian patients with OA of the hip or knee.

Methods: This 4-week, double-blind, randomized, comparative, multicenter study was undertaken to compare oral lornoxicam and diclofenac in patients with OA.

Assessment of the efficacy and tolerability of a fixed dose combination of atorvastatin 10 mg + metformin SR 500 mg in diabetic dyslipidaemia in adult Indian patients.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a marked increase in the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke (by a factor of two to three compared with non-diabetic patients), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for the majority of deaths among patients with diabetes. A new fixed dose combination containing atorvastatin 10 mg + metformin SR 500 mg is being introduced in the Indian market for the treatment of dyslipidaemia in diabetic patients. The present study was therefore undertaken to assess efficacy, safety and tolerability of a fixed dose combination of atorvastatin 10mg + metformin SR 500mg in adult Indian patients with diabetic dyslipidaemia.