TY - JOUR T1 - [Marshmallow Root Extract for the Treatment of Irritative Cough: Two Surveys on Users' View on Effectiveness and Tolerability]. AU - Fink,Careen, AU - Schmidt,Mathias, AU - Kraft,Karin, Y1 - 2018/08/01/ PY - 2018/8/1/pubmed PY - 2019/9/19/medline PY - 2018/8/1/entrez KW - <italic>Althaea officinalis</italic> KW - Cough KW - Effectiveness KW - Onset of effects KW - Safety SP - 299 EP - 305 JF - Complementary medicine research JO - Complement Med Res VL - 25 IS - 5 N2 - BACKGROUND: Cough preparations containing aqueous marshmallow root extracts (Althaea officinalis) have a long history as medicinal products in Germany. The aim of the 2 prospective, non-interventional surveys reported here was to create a better documentation of the users' impression of the effectiveness and tolerability, and user satisfaction. METHODS: Consumers (n = 822) buying either lozenges or syrup of the aqueous marshmallow root extract STW42 to treat their dry cough were recruited in pharmacies in 2 independently performed surveys. They were asked to fill in a questionnaire covering a treatment duration of 7 days so that the course of symptoms could be documented, and the overall effectiveness, tolerability and satisfaction assessed. RESULTS: This consumer-reported outcome shows that both preparations showed a good effect with respect to the symptomatic treatment of oral or pharyngeal irritation and associated dry cough with a very rapid onset of effects, in the majority of cases within 10 min. The tolerability was very good (with only 3 minor adverse events for the syrup). CONCLUSION: The results of the surveys justify the long-established use of both marshmallow preparations for symptomatic treatment of dry cough. SN - 2504-2106 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/30064132/ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -