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Treatment of Upper Airways Inflammation with Nimesulide

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Nimesulide treatment for 7 to 10 days is shown to be effective in controlling the inflammatory process in upper airways disorders such as rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, rhinopharyngitis and tubaritis, and in middle ear disorder (secretory otitis media). A concomitant antibacterial is considered necessary in cases involving infection, in order to retain the improvements in mucociliary transport obtained with anti-inflammatory treatment. Nimesulide is also shown to be effective when given in combination with the mucolytic drug ambroxol.

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  1. Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Cattedra di Clinica ORL, L’Aquila, Italy

    L. Bellussi &  D. Passàli

  2. Via Po 102 00198, Roma, Italy

    D. Passàli

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Bellussi, L., Passàli, D. Treatment of Upper Airways Inflammation with Nimesulide. Drugs 46 (Suppl 1), 107–110 (1993). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-199300461-00022

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