Ji-Yoon Oh, Sung-Yoon Kang, Noeul Kang, Ha-Kyeong Won, Eun-Jung Jo, Seung-Eun Lee, Ji-Hyang Lee, Ji-Su Shim, Young-Chan Kim, Youngsang Yoo, Jin An, Hwa Young Lee, So-Young Park, Mi-Yeong Kim, Ji-Ho Lee, Byung-Keun Kim, Han-Ki Park, Min-Hye Kim, Sae-Hoon Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Yoon-Seok Chang, Sang-Hoon Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Kian Fan Chung, Sang-Heon Cho, Woo-Jung Song
PURPOSE: Codeine is a narcotic antitussive often considered for managing patients with refractory or unexplained chronic cough. This study aimed to evaluate the proportion and characteristics of patients who responded to codeine treatment in real-world practice. METHODS: Data from the Korean Chronic Cough Registry, a multicenter prospective cohort study, were analyzed. Physicians assessed the response to codeine based on the timing and degree of improvement after treatment initiation...
February 27, 2024: Lung