Table 2.

Baseline data, end of treatment data and intra-individual change of items and total score of the Bronchitis Severity Scale (BSS). Possible maximum for individual items is 4, for total score 20. Data are mean ± SD. Numbers of responders for a given item differed somewhat between items but ranged between 92 and 99% in all cases

	ER capsules	Adult syrup	Pediatric syrup	Pastilles	Total
Baseline data
Cough	2.9 ± 0.7	2.9 ± 0.8	2.9 ± 0.7	2.7 ± 0.7	2.8 ± 0.7
Sputum	2.2 ± 1.0	2.1 ± 1.0	1.9 ± 1.0	2.0 ± 1.0	2.0 ± 1.0
Rattles	1.8 ± 1.1	1.9 ± 1.1	1.6 ± 1.1	1.4 ± 1.1	1.7 ± 1.1
Chest pain while coughing	1.8 ± 1.1	1.8 ± 1.1	1.4 ± 1.1	1.6 ± 1.1	1.6 ± 1.1
Dyspnea	1.5 ± 1.1	1.5 ± 1.2	1.0 ± 1.0	1.1 ± 1.1	1.3 ± 1.1
Total score	10.0 ± 3.8	10.1 ± 3.9	8.7 ± 3.5	8.8 ± 3.8	9.4 ± 3.8
Post-treatment data
Cough	1.4 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.7	1.2 ± 0.6	1.2 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.7
Sputum	1.4 ± 1.0	1.3 ± 1.0	1.1 ± 0.9	1.1 ± 1.0	1.2 ± 1.0
Rattles	0.6 ± 0.8	0.6 ± 0.8	0.4 ± 0.7	0.5 ± 0.7	0.5 ± 0.7
Chest pain while coughing	0.6 ± 0.8	0.6 ± 0.8	0.3 ± 0.6	0.5 ± 0.7	0.5 ± 0.7
Dyspnea	0.5 ± 0.7	0.5 ± 0.7	0.3 ± 0.6	0.4 ± 0.6	0.4 ± 0.7
Total score	4.5 ± 3.0	4.1 ± 3.1	3.3 ± 2.5	3.7 ± 2.9	3.9 ± 2.9
Intra-individual change
Cough	−1.5 ± 0.9	−1.6 ± 0.9	−1.7 ± 0.8	−1.5 ± 0.8	−1.6 ± 0.9
Sputum	−0.8 ± 1.4	−0.9 ± 1.4	−0.8 ± 1.3	−0.8 ± 1.3	−0.8 ± 1.3
Rattles	−1.2 ± 1.0	−1.3 ± 1.0	− 1.2 ± 1.0	− 0.9 ± 0.9	−1.2 ± 1.0
Chest pain while coughing	−1.2 ± 1.1	−1.3 ± 1.0	− 1.0 ± 1.0	−1.1 ± 0.9	− 1.2 ± 1.0
Dyspnea	−1.0 ± 1.0	− 1.0 ± 0.9	− 0.7 ± 0.9	− 0.8 ± 0.9	− 0.9 ± 0.9
Total score	−5.5 ± 3.8	−6.0 ± 3.8	−5.4 ± 3.3	−5.2 ± 3.3	−5.5 ± 3.6