Farmacoriflessioni
Tosse acuta e miele
Acute cough and honey
Stefano Miceli Sopo1, Serena Monaco1, Monica Greco1, Giuseppe Varrasi2, Giovanni Simeone3 per il Milk and Honey Study (M&HS) Group
1Clinica Pediatrica, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Universitŕ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma; 2Direttore di Pediatria on line, Brescia; 3Pediatra di famiglia, Carovigno (Brindisi)
Gennaio 2014 - pagg. 41 -46
Abstract
Recent Australian guidelines on cough in children recommend the use of honey as
cough suppressant. Conversely, the same guidelines, just like other documents previously
published, advise against the use of drugs like antitussives, such as codeine and dextrometrophan,
because of the lack of demonstration of their efficacy and because of
their possible serious side effects. Moreover, even for honey, available revisions on its
use in acute nonspecific cough are not so much in favour. So, it becomes necessary for
the paediatrician to review the scientific evidence in order to come up with his own informed
opinion and be able to express it. The solution is not as clear as many people
would like to, but eventually, it will probably make it possible for the paediatrician to
take a definite position.
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Corrispondenza: smicelisopo@rm.unicatt.it