Montelukast for young people and adults with persistent cough (MAC)
Montelukast for young people and adults with persistent cough. A double blind randomised placebo controlled trial to help determine whether montelukast, a medication already used for the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis, is also effective at treating non-specific persistent coughs.
Publication:
Montelukast for postinfectious cough in adults: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Wang K, Taylor K, Jin J, Perera R, Farmer A, Mant D, Harden A, Birring SS, Fry NK, Harrison TG, Hay AD, Moore M, Little P.
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2013. 10.1016/S2213-2600(13)7024