Respiratory Tract Infections, Fever

Inclusion Criteria

- Ambulatory male or female patients 18 to 65 years of age
- Acute uncomplicated febrile URTI suspected to be of viral origin and present not more than 5 days
- Symptoms of a viral URTI
- Oral temperature >/= 38.5 °C to </= 40°C

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients with physical findings consistent with the diagnosis of pneumonia, otitis media, bacterial sinusitis or any other bacterial infection of the respiratory tract requiring antibiotics or other therapeutic intervention by a physician
- Current antibiotic treatment or pre-treatment with antibiotic agents during the last week
- History or presence of asthma or hypersensitivity to ASA, salicylates, paracetamol, or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; peptic ulceration or gastric bleeding; hemorrhagic diathesis; hepatic and/or renal dysfunction; Gilbert's disease; Quincke's edema
- Any other acute or chronic disease which in the opinion f the investigator could interfere with the patient's health and well-being during the conduct of the study or which could interfere with the evaluation of data generated from this subject
- Any conditions possibly interfering with the gastro-intestinal absorption of the study medication
- Pregnant or lactating women. All women of childbearing age were to undergo a pregnancy test before start of the study