46 general practitioners of the vicinity of Nancy carried out a randomised, parallel and double blind study comparing the efficacity and the tolerance of two drugs: roxithromycin (Rulid) 300 mg per day, and minocycline (Mynocine) 100 mg per day in the treatment of adult acute bronchitis, in clinical practice. 124 patients were included from January 1992 to June 1992. Efficacy of the treatment was estimated by both practitioners and patients to be good and excellent at the same time in 90 to 95 per cent of cases, in the two groups. Clinical tolerance was estimated to be excellent (90 per cent of cases) in the two groups. Roxithromycine and minocycline are effective and well tolerated in the treatment of adults acute bronchitis in clinical practice. Among the two drugs, we prefer to use minocycline because it is 2.5 to 5 times less expensive than roxithromycine.
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