Placebo and Active Controlled Study to Compare the Efficacy of Aspirin and Paracetamol in Treatment of Sore Throat Associated With a Common Cold

Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female patients * Onset of common cold within the past 5 days * Current sore throat * Confirmed presence of a tonsillo-pharyngitis Exclusion Criteria: * Hypersensitivity to acetylsalicylic acid, salicylates, paracetamol, or any other NSAID * Pregnant or lactating women * History or acute state of peptic ulceration or gastrointestinal bleeding * History of bleeding tendency * History of asthma * Inability to breathe through the nose or a history of chronic mouth breathing * Other exclusion criteria may apply