Efficacy and Safety of Levocloperastine in the Treatment of Dry Cough: A Prospective Observational Study.

Purpose/aim: To evaluate effectiveness and safety of Levocloperastine in the treatment of dry cough in adult Indian patients.

Methods: In this prospective, observational study, patients aged 18-60 years, presenting with dry cough and prescribed with Levocloperastine at baseline or a day prior to enrolment, as per standard clinical practice, were recruited from 3 centers in India. The scores of cough severity (100 mm VAS), cough frequency since last 24 h (7-point Likert scale), sleep disruption due to night-time awakenings (10 cm VAS), quality of life (QoL) (Leicester Cough Questionnaire [LCQ]), and number of days for achieving minimal important difference (MID) in cough severity (17 mm improvement on VAS) were assessed from baseline to Day 14.

Analyzing the clinical profile of swine flu/influenza A H1N1 infection in central India: a retrospective study.

Recently, India reported an increase in swine flu (influenza A H1N1) activity. There are limited studies on epidemiology of swine flu in Indian context. This study aims to analyze clinical and epidemiological profile of suspected swine flu cases in central India.