Cough syrup redirects here. For the Young the Giant song, see Cough Syrup (song) . A cough medicine (or linctus , when in syrup form) is a medicinal drug used in an attempt to treat coughing and related conditions. For dry coughs, treatment with cough suppressants ( antitussives ) may be attempted to suppress the body s urge to cough. However, in productive coughs (coughs that produce phlegm ), treatment is instead attempted with expectorants (typically guaifenesin , in most commercial medications) in an attempt to loosen mucus from the respiratory tract . There however is no good evidence for or against the use of these medications in those with a cough. Even though they are used by 10% of American children weekly, they are not recommended in children 6 years of age or younger due to lack of evidence showing effect, and concerns of harm.
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my 3 year old just drank about 40ml of asthavent 2mg syrup. help please
My 18 year old daughter has been coughing severly for months and has what looks like insect bites all over body. I took her to urgent care but they just gave her antihistimine and codeine cough syrup but the bites...
My 1 year child is suffering from severe cold, Doc. prescribed the below:-
webcold suspension
codistar cough syrup
megaclav ds
telekast -l kid tablet
One capsule to be taken with steam.
She cought cold 7 days...
I want to know can I give my son mucinex if he is g6pd
My 4 year old baby is running through sever cough since past 3 weeks. Now after treating her with Swich 50 antibiotic and ambrodil cough syrup she seems to be healing but still the frequent cough is there and can't sleep more than 1 hour or so and...
why do I sometimes fell dizzy when coughing.
Having cough from last 5 to 6 days. Medicines have been taken but no major change. Please suggest a good syrup or tablet.
Hi, My son is 3.5 years old and suffers from throat infections every couple of months. We don't know what triggers it but it lasts for 2-3 weeks. He coughs continuously especially at night. He is unable to sleep and...
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I am having throat pain and later that leads to Chest congestion and cough. I have to take antobiotics and cough syrup to get rid of this. I have been administerd with Amoxilin and Potassium Culanate-200...
My mom coughs up alot of thick and very salty mucus. What can that be from?
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User : hi i'm 29 weeks pregnant, can taking chesty cough medicine harm my unborn child
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User : Could you please suggest me what kind of general medicenes that I can carry?
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User : more cuff whati do
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User : hi my ear hurts
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User : its feels like something is in it and it hurts when i eat
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Dear sir, My 9 month old girl passing loose soften stool for last 10 days. She is having multi vitamin syrup twice a day prescribed by doctor for last 2 week. She is also having Vit D3 syrup & calcium suspension prescribed by our doctors. her teeth is just showing presence from from her gum. She is having cerelac twice a day . Nan 2 food for 4...
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Hi doc, my 17 mth old daughter has had quite a serious cough and a bit of wheezy chest. We have given her prospan which is a natural cough syrup but have also tried to give her 2.5 mg of duolin in a nebulizer. I have been asthmatic for almost 28 yrs and I can remember being her age an having nebulizers. However, was administering the duolin a...
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Hi I am having cough since last 10 days. Doctor has prescribed me many medicines. Along with them, he has also prescribed RICON tablets . Is it safe to take the tablets? My age=25years Male
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I am addicted to codeine in the form of cough syrup ,alprazolam and Spasmoproxivan .It all started after I started my professional life which will turn to the 13th year next month.I tried to stop these habits qa no. of times ,but I failed.I consulted a lot of psychiatrics but every time when things were going right ,something happened and again...
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can we use cosom syrup for dry cough lasting for 6 days? can we use cosom syrup for dry cough lasting for 6 days?
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hello i gave my 16 month old meltus linctus in morning and histatussin in the evening and now am seeing bumps all over her body...
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hi i am 24 yrs and i am taking drugs for PTB for almost 4 months now. at the first two months i am taking four medicine, after two months the doctor stop the other two drugs, and now i am only taking two medicine, refampicin and isoniazid . but i am still coughing. is it normal?
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i had bypass surgery on the heart i have a cold can i take over the copunter cough medicine like vick 44? i had bypass surgery on the heart i have a cold can i take over the copunter cough medicine like vick 44?
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hi i am 24 yrs and i am taking drugs for PTB for almost 4 months now. at the first two months i am taking four medicine, after two months the doctor stop the other two drugs, and now i am only taking two medicine, refampicin and isoniazid . but i am still coughing. is it normal?
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hi doctor ! my younger brother lakshya is 10 yrs. old and he has asthama. for some time he was quite well and showed no problems, but for some time now he is suffering with severe cough and breathing problems. he is taking cough syrup and even asthalin puff 5-7 times daily. i would like to know the reason as it came out of nowhere and is bad....
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