Table 4 Treatment of the most common cold symptom combinations
Symptoms [n] | Patients receiving medications [n;%] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
paracetamol (soluble) | paracetamol (tablets) | acetylsalicylic acid | inosines | ibuprofen | herbal and homeopathic medications | rhinorrhea medicationa | cough medications | sore throat medications | |
headache rhinorrhea (147) | 79 (53.7%) | 24 (16.3%) | 6 (4.1%) | 29 (19.7%) | 45 (30.6%) | 4 (2.7%) | 92 (62.3%) | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (1.4%) |
headache fatigue (34) | 14 (41.2%) | 11 (32.4%) | 9 (26.5%) | 16 (47.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5.9%) | 3 (8.8%) | 6 (17.6%) |
headache cough (26) | 15 (57.7%) | 11 (42.3%) | 4 (15.4%) | 11 (42.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (11.5%) | 6 (23.1%) | 21 (80.8%) | 2 (7.7%) |
headache fever (17) | 11 (64.7%) | 4 (23.5%) | 3 (17.6 5) | 9 (52.9%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (23.5%) | 4 (23.5%) | 5 (29.4%) | 7 (41.2%) |
cough fatigue (13) | 10 (76.9%) | 5 (38.5%) | 1 (7.7%) | 5 (38.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7.7%) | 3 (23.1%) | 9 (69.2%) | 3 (23.1%) |
fever cough (13) | 7 (53.8%) | 6 (46.2%) | 3 (23.1%) | 5 (38.5%) | 1 (7.7%) | 3 (23.1%) | 5 (38.5%) | 4 (30.8%) | 6 (46.2%) |
fever rhinorrhea (12) | 11 (91.7%) | 5 (41.7%) | 3 (25%) | 7 (58.3%) | 1 (8.3%) | 4 (33.3%) | 10 (83.3%) | 10 (83.3%) | 4 (25%) |
rhinorrhea cough (9) | 8 (88.9%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (22.2%) | 5 (55.6%) | 1 (11.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 4 (44.4%) | 7 (77.8%) | 1 (11.1%) |
fever fatigue (7) | 6 (85.7%) | 1 (14.3%) | 3 (42.9%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (14.3%) | 2 (28.6%) | 1 (14.3%) |
rhinorrhea fatigue (2) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |