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. 2011 Feb;52(1):48–54. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2011.52.48

Table 1.

Parental administration of medication to children with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) before visiting a physician

Medication No. (%) of patients
Any therapy for symptomatic treatment of URTI
56 (32.8)
Antipyretic drugs:
51 (29.8)
only paracetamol
39 (22.8)
only acetylsalicylic acid
5 (2.9)
only non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs
4 (2.3)
combined (paracetamol + ibuprofen and/or diclofenac) 3 (1.8)