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Table 1 Drugs shown to inhibit cough reflex sensitivity to capsaicin

From: Review: Effect of drugs on human cough reflex sensitivity to inhaled capsaicin

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Year

Drug

Subject population

Wise P

[5]

2012

menthol

healthy volunteers

Takemura M

[6]

2012

montelukast

cough-variant asthma

Ekstrand Y

[7]

2011

inhaled steroids

asthma

Ishiura Y

[8]

2010

etodolac

sinobronchial syndrome

Ishiura Y

[9]

2009

etodolac

asthma

Dicpinigaitis P

[10]

2009

guaifenesin

viral URI

Davenport P

[11]

2009

nicotine

healthy smokers

Dicpinigaitis P

[12]

2008

tiotropium

viral URI

Ishiura Y

[13]

2008

suplatast

atopic cough

Ferrari M

[14]

2007

omeprazole

asthma + GERD

Usmani O

[15]

2005

theobromine

healthy volunteers

Shioya T

[16]

2004

epinastine

atopic cough

Dicpinigaitis P

[17]

2003

guaifenesin

viral URI

Ishiura Y

[18]

2003

carbocysteine

asthma

Ishiura Y

[19]

2003

seratrodast

chronic bronchitis

Shioya T

[20]

2002

suplatast

cough-variant asthma

Dicpinigaitis P

[21]

2002

zafirlukast

cough-variant asthma

Ceyhan B

[22]

2002

oxolamine

COPD

Dicpinigaitis P

[23]

2000

baclofen

cervical SCI

Brightling C

[24]

2000

budesonide

eosinophilic bronchitis

Dicpinigaitis P

[25]

1998

baclofen

healthy volunteers

Shioya T

[26]

1998

azelastine

asthma

Dicpinigaitis P

[27]

1997

baclofen

healthy volunteers

Shioya T

[28]

1996

azelastine

cough-variant asthma

Fujimura M

[29]

1995

indomethacin

asthma, chronic bronchitis

Hargreaves M

[30]

1995

sodium cromoglycate

ACE-inhibitor cough

Hansson L

[31]

1994

lignocaine

healthy volunteers

Van Wyck M

[32]

1994

glycopyrrolate

ACE-inhibitor cough

Cazzola M

[33]

1993

theophylline

ACE-inhibitor cough

Foster G

[34]

1991

sulindac

healthy volunteers

McEwan J

[35]

1990

sulindac

ACE-inhibitor cough

Choudry N

[36]

1990

lignocaine

healthy volunteers

Fuller R

[37]

1988

codeine,morphine

healthy volunteers

  1. Abbreviations: URI-acute upper respiratory tract infection; GERD-gastroesophageal reflux disease; SCI-spinal cord injury; ACE-angiotensin-converting enzyme.