AnatomyDiseasesChemicals and DrugsPhenomena and ProcessesHealth Care
DextromethorphanCoughDextrorphanAntitussive AgentsLevorphanolCytochrome P-450 CYP2D6Oxidoreductases, O-DemethylatingCold TemperatureWhooping CoughQuinidineGuaifenesinCodeineExpectorantsChlorpheniraminePerhexilineCommon ColdCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemDebrisoquinGastric DilatationMorphinansExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsPseudobulbar PalsyNasal DecongestantsReceptors, sigmaCitric AcidMemantineMicrosomes, LiverReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateDealkylationNonprescription Drugs
SuppressantGuaifenesinPhlegmMucusPneumoniaSymptomsRelieveStuffy noseBronchitisRobitussin DMPertussisSuppressMedicinesMedicationsFlusViralInfectionRespiratorySpasmsInfectionsAcute coughExpelWheezinessBreathing difficultyRunnySymptomSootheMedicationPersistentIneffectiveRemedyInhalationHeadachesNasalProductiveExpectorantsRemediesChronicBody'sChild'sCodeineDosesSyrupFeverPregnancyDependsIllnessStimulationHoneyIllnessesPillChildrenAsthmaTreatPregnantCommonStomach
Suppressant8
  • Active ingredient - (per tablet) Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide 20mg - Guaifenesin 400mg PURPOSE Purpose - Cough Suppressant - Expectorant Uses Temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with a common cold - Helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to rid the bronchial Warnings. (caballosperalta.es)
  • Dextromethorphan is an over-the-counter medication that has been used to treat cough (cough suppressant). (mothertobaby.org)
  • 2pck Delsym Cough Suppressant 12 hour relief 3oz exp 10/2023. (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • You do not want to take a cough suppressant when you have a wet cough. (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • Over-the-counter cough (OTC) medicine typically falls into either the expectorant or suppressant categories. (khealth.com)
  • A common suppressant, dextromethorphan is available in brand names including Triaminic Cold and Cough, Robitussin Cough, and Vicks 44 Cough and Cold. (khealth.com)
  • If you choose to use honey (which has been shown to be as effective as dextromethorphan) as a cough suppressant instead of OTC medications, beware not to give it to children under the age of one due to the potential risk of botulism. (khealth.com)
  • Guaifenesin/dextromethorphan is a combination over-the-counter (OTC) medication that is an expectorant and cough suppressant used to temporarily relieve cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritations that are associated with the common cold . (medicinenet.com)
Guaifenesin22
Phlegm4
  • Expectorants are substances claimed to make coughing easier while enhancing the production of mucus and phlegm. (wikipedia.org)
  • About one-third of people with COVID-19 experience a cough with mucus (phlegm). (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • Children who smoke are more susceptible to coughs and increased phlegm, wheeziness and shortness of breath than those who do not smoke. (yourdictionary.com)
  • As a result, your dog is able to bring up more phlegm when he coughs , and phlegm removal is essential to helping him feel better. (yourdictionary.com)
Mucus4
  • Coughing is an important reflex that helps to clear mucus from your airways. (rrrrrf.com)
  • These membranes produce mucus that trap irritants in the airways and help your body expel them through coughing. (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • People with COVID-19 and other respiratory infections may experience a cough with mucus as a symptom of their illness. (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • If you're feeling congested in your chest and want to make your coughs more productive, expectorants can work to help thin out the mucus in your lungs to make it easier to clear your congestion. (khealth.com)
Pneumonia4
  • No over-the-counter cough medicines have been found to be effective in cases of pneumonia. (wikipedia.org)
  • For this reason, patients with weak muscles, poor coordination of airway closure and re-opening, or who have airflow obstruction will have a poor cough and be susceptible to complications including infection in the lower respiratory tract and pneumonia. (com.ng)
  • Pregnant women are more susceptible to the complications of a cold, such as pneumonia . (pregnancyprotips.com)
  • 2020). A cough can be a hallmark of many conditions such as a cold, the flu, pneumonia, undiagnosed asthma, lung disease like COPD, even postnasal drip andacid reflux, saysDonna Klitzman, MD, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Pulmonary Intensive Care Specialists of New Jersey in East Brunswick. (hokus-pokus.pl)
Symptoms11
  • Cold medicines are a group of medications taken individually or in combination as a treatment for the symptoms of the common cold and similar conditions of the upper respiratory tract. (wikipedia.org)
  • It also includes drugs which are marketed as cough suppressants or antitussives, but their effectiveness in reducing cough symptoms is unclear or minimal. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are a number of different cough and cold medications, which may be used for various coughing symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • In light of these findings, the Cochrane study they found honey was better than no treatment, placebo, or diphenhydramine but not better than dextromethorphan for relieving cough symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although many of the medications that relieve cold symptoms are typically off-limits during pregnancy, you dont have to suffer with a runny nose and hacking cough when youre pregnant. (pregnancyprotips.com)
  • An asthma cough is usually associated with other symptoms such as wheeze, allergy ( eczema or hay fever ), or a history of asthma and allergy in the family. (rrrrrf.com)
  • These days, cold and cough symptoms can be especially worrisome, because they could be symptoms of COVID-19, the flu, or other potentially serious illness. (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • Some medications have a combination of active ingredients to tackle several symptoms at once. (khealth.com)
  • Pain relievers like ibuprofen, aspirin, Tylenol, and Panadol aren't used directly for a cough but can be used to treat other symptoms of a cold or flu, like fever or headache. (khealth.com)
  • Keep in mind that the FDA doesn't recommend OTC medicines for cough and cold symptoms in children younger than two years old. (khealth.com)
  • Windflower is commonly used on women and children to treat infection, colds and coughs , particularly if the symptoms get worse at night. (yourdictionary.com)
Relieve3
  • This combination medication is used to relieve coughs caused by the common cold, bronchitis, and other breathing illnesses. (caballosperalta.es)
  • Conventional asthma treatment with inhaled anti-inflammatory preventative medicines and relievers will usually relieve a cough that is due to asthma. (com.ng)
  • An uncontrolled study using cupping to relieve coughs reported a curative response in 35 of 41 patients. (yourdictionary.com)
Stuffy nose1
  • The product is used to soothe tickly, dry coughs , and helps to unblock a stuffy nose. (yourdictionary.com)
Bronchitis3
  • They are not recommended in those who have COPD, chronic bronchitis, or the common cold. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thyme has a long history of use in Europe for the treatment of dry, spasmodic coughs as well as for bronchitis. (yourdictionary.com)
  • Children often have frequent sore throats when they wake up in the morning, sinus infections, bronchitis, and dry coughs . (yourdictionary.com)
Robitussin DM1
  • It's often combined with another ingredient and is available in several brand name medicines including Robitussin DM and Mucinex. (khealth.com)
Pertussis1
  • Vaccination has greatly diminished the incidence of whooping cough (pertussis), but if this is the diagnosis, antibiotic treatment with a macrolide antibiotic such as erythromycin decreases the severity of this illness within the first week of treatment. (com.ng)
Suppress4
  • Antitussives, or cough suppressants, are substances which suppress the coughing itself. (wikipedia.org)
  • Use medicine with an antitussive with the active ingredient dextromethorphan will help suppress your need to cough so you can get some rest. (khealth.com)
  • As the name suggests, suppressants work to suppress a cough from forming by halting the cough reflex in the brain. (khealth.com)
  • Evidence on whether or not dextromethorphan actually works to suppress cough is mixed , with one study showing that it is as effective as honey in reducing cough frequency. (khealth.com)
Medicines7
  • Some cough medicines may be no more effective than placebos for acute coughs in adults, including coughs related to upper respiratory tract infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • The American College of Chest Physicians emphasizes that cough medicines are not designed to treat whooping cough, a cough that is caused by bacteria and can last for months. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are no medicines to treat the commonest viral causes of cough. (rrrrrf.com)
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not recommend giving OTC cough medicines to children under 2 years of age. (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • Knowing the cause of your cough and which medicines are available can help determine which cough medicine is right for you. (khealth.com)
  • Prescription cough medicines can contain stronger ingredients than those available OTC. (khealth.com)
  • However, cough medicines may be given if the person cannot rest because of the cough or if the cough is not productive, as is the case with most coughs associated with colds or flu. (yourdictionary.com)
Medications7
  • Dextromethorphan can be sold as a single medication and is also available in multi-symptom cold, cough, and flu medications. (mothertobaby.org)
  • During pregnancy and while breastfeeding, it is suggested to avoid combination medications that contain multiple ingredients (when possible). (mothertobaby.org)
  • Also, some cold and cough liquid medications contain alcohol. (mothertobaby.org)
  • OTC medications may be the best and quickest way to get your cough under control. (khealth.com)
  • Use caution when using these medications so that you don't get too much of one ingredient. (khealth.com)
  • For example, acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is also a common ingredient in some OTC cough and cold medications. (khealth.com)
  • Some sources don't even recommend cough medications for children younger than four years of age. (khealth.com)
Flus1
Viral5
  • Dextromethorphan (DXM) may be modestly effective in decreasing cough in adults with viral upper respiratory infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • A number of other commercially available cough treatments have not been shown to be effective in viral upper respiratory infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some children can have a persistent dry cough for 3 weeks after a viral infection. (rrrrrf.com)
  • A dry cough is most commonly seen in viral infections,' says Thomas Russo, M.D., professor and chief of infectious disease at the University at Buffalo in New York. (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • Coughs due to bacterial or viral upper respiratory infections may be effectively treated with botanical and homeopathic therapies. (yourdictionary.com)
Infection1
Respiratory4
  • cough and belongs to the drug class upper respiratory combinations. (caballosperalta.es)
  • Coughing is a reflex action started by stimulation of sensory nerves in the lining of the respiratory passages, that is, the tubes which we use to breathe. (com.ng)
  • Coughing usually means there is something in the respiratory passages that should not be there. (com.ng)
  • By coughing, your body does its part to force out irritants and prevent infections of the respiratory tract. (khealth.com)
Spasms2
  • This can start like a cold or flu, but the cough persists and gets worse with coughing spasms which can last weeks. (rrrrrf.com)
  • The dog may have coughing spasms as though trying to clear his lungs, but these coughs are usually not productive. (yourdictionary.com)
Infections1
  • Read more about colds or chest infections . (rrrrrf.com)
Acute cough3
  • Some placebo-controlled trials have found that it is ineffective against some forms of cough, including acute cough in children. (wikipedia.org)
  • Similarly, a 2012 Dutch guideline does not recommend its use to treat acute cough. (wikipedia.org)
  • The common cold, which is a frequent cause of acute cough that usually settles in less than three weeks. (com.ng)
Expel1
  • In many cases of choking, particularly in adults, the individual actively coughs and is able to expel the foreign object with no assistance or medical attention. (yourdictionary.com)
Wheeziness1
  • Asthma may cause coughing without wheeziness. (com.ng)
Breathing difficulty1
  • A cough, choking or breathing difficulty that starts suddenly while a child is eating or playing could be due to food or another object (foreign body) being breathed (inhaled) into their lungs. (rrrrrf.com)
Runny1
  • If your cough is in response to allergies, antihistamines can help to block histamine, the natural chemical that can cause a runny nose and postnasal drip. (khealth.com)
Symptom4
  • Coughing is a common symptom when the airways are 'tight', as in asthma. (com.ng)
  • Coughing is a symptom, not a disease. (com.ng)
  • If coughing is the only symptom your child has, it is very unlikely to be due to asthma. (rrrrrf.com)
  • Coughing is a common symptom of a variety of health conditions. (hokus-pokus.pl)
Soothe2
  • A small study found honey may be a minimally effective cough treatment due to "well-established antioxidant and antimicrobial effects" and a tendency to soothe irritated tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • For children older than 12 months, honey can help soothe their cough. (rrrrrf.com)
Medication4
  • The efficacy of cough medication is questionable, particularly in children. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dextromethorphan There's more than one OTC medication that contains ingredients which are psychoactive in large doses. (nrinow.news)
  • According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, cold medication and cough remedies that contain dextromethorphan (DXM) are the most commonly abused OTC drugs. (nrinow.news)
  • One study looking at 20 people who were breastfeeding and took one dose of 30 mg of dextromethorphan found that the medication gets into breastmilk in small amounts. (mothertobaby.org)
Persistent3
  • A persistent wet cough for more than 4 weeks is unusual and you should see your doctor. (rrrrrf.com)
  • If a wet, persistent cough is left without treatment there is a risk of scarring and permanent damage to their lungs. (rrrrrf.com)
  • The study showed that an ingredient of chocolate called theobromine was more effective at stopping persistent coughs than the leading cough medicine codeine. (yourdictionary.com)
Ineffective1
  • Unfortunately the G-rated version available in the cold & allergy aisle is virtually ineffective. (nrinow.news)
Remedy3
  • A Cochrane review found there was weak evidence to recommend for or against the use of honey in children as a cough remedy. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Hyland's Homeopathic Remedy Chest contains 29 different remedies to treat everything from headaches to coughs and colds. (yourdictionary.com)
  • Others recommend hot tea flavored with honey as a temporary home remedy for coughs caused by colds or flu. (yourdictionary.com)
Inhalation1
  • The name comes from a typical cough which starts with a deep inhalation, followed by a series of quick, short coughs that continues until the air is expelled from the lungs, and ends with a long shrill, whooping inhalation. (yourdictionary.com)
Headaches1
Nasal1
  • When postnasal drip is causing your cough, decongestants can work to constrict blood vessels which allows more air to pass through your nasal passages, drying out nasal tissues and reducing the amount of postnasal drip. (khealth.com)
Productive3
Expectorants1
Remedies1
Chronic5
  • failed verification] However, antihistamines cannot be used as an empirical therapy in case of chronic, or non-specific cough, especially in very young children. (wikipedia.org)
  • Smoking, which often causes chronic cough (smoker's lung). (com.ng)
  • Damage to the nerves that supply the vocal chords (known as vocal chordpalsy) and chronic cough can occur. (com.ng)
  • hoarseness of the voice with a chronic cough that doesn't clear up spontaneously. (com.ng)
  • Individuals such as smokers, who have chronic coughs , should consult a doctor if the nature of their cough changes or they produce blood when they cough. (yourdictionary.com)
Body's2
  • The cough reflex is a vital part of the body's defence mechanisms. (com.ng)
  • As uncomfortable as having a cough may be, it remains one of the body's best defense systems. (khealth.com)
Child's2
  • However, it's important to know when you should see your doctor for your child's cough (see red box below). (rrrrrf.com)
  • If you are worried about your child's cough and unsure what to do, call Healthline on 0800 611 116. (rrrrrf.com)
Codeine1
  • Codeine was once viewed as the "gold standard" in cough suppressants, but this position is now questioned. (wikipedia.org)
Doses1
  • In addition, dextromethorphan is a derivative of narcotics so it can be habit forming if taken in larger than recommended doses. (khealth.com)
Syrup1
  • Also employed are various substances supposed to soften the coughing, like honey or supplement syrup. (wikipedia.org)
Fever1
  • Learn more about the different types, their causes, and how, Signs that a person should see a doctor for a cough include when it occurs alongside dizziness, weight loss, or fever. (hokus-pokus.pl)
Pregnancy10
Depends4
  • There are many causes of a cough and treatment depends on the cause. (rrrrrf.com)
  • The best cough medicine depends on what type of cough you have. (khealth.com)
  • However, it's important to select the right type of medicine and that depends on what is causing your cough. (khealth.com)
  • The outcome of coughs due to a more serious underlying disease depends on the pathology of that disease. (yourdictionary.com)
Illness1
  • A cough can sound awful, but it is rarely a sign of serious illness. (rrrrrf.com)
Stimulation1
  • An infant who grimaces during stimulation might be given a one, while an infant who cries and/or coughs during stimulation may be given a two. (yourdictionary.com)
Honey3
  • These drops are our top honey-based option for helping to bring relief to sore throats, and we especially like that they are made with only certified organic ingredients. (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • Zarbees and Manuka honey are two brands of honey supplements that work well against a cough. (khealth.com)
  • For coughs , grate a clove of garlic and mix with honey. (yourdictionary.com)
Illnesses1
  • Parents of children over five years of age must accept the fact that their children are likely to acquire coughs and related illnesses from schoolmates. (yourdictionary.com)
Pill1
Children5
  • Honey's use as a cough treatment has been linked on several occasions to infantile botulism and accordingly should not be used in children less than one year old. (wikipedia.org)
  • Asthma - particularly in children who may only cough and show no wheezing. (com.ng)
  • Many children get a cough when they have a cold and will continue coughing for 3 weeks or more. (rrrrrf.com)
  • What are the causes of cough in children? (rrrrrf.com)
  • Because dextromethorphan appears to pass into breastmilk in small amounts, side effects in nursing children would not be expected. (mothertobaby.org)
Asthma1
  • An asthma-related cough is usually dry and happens at night, with sport or in the early morning. (rrrrrf.com)
Treat3
  • How can I treat a cold while pregnant? (pregnancyprotips.com)
  • Trials on steroid tablets to treat a post-COVID cough are still underway, and wont be recommended unless theyre shown to result in significant improvement. (hokus-pokus.pl)
  • Coughs and sore throats are the most common ailments slippery elm is used to treat. (yourdictionary.com)
Pregnant4
  • What Kind Of Cold Medicine Can You Take While Pregnant and What can people also ask? (pregnancyprotips.com)
  • The school you are keen on and its related information are displayed below as search results of What Kind Of Cold Medicine Can You Take While Pregnant . (pregnancyprotips.com)
  • Studies have not been done to see if dextromethorphan can make it harder to get pregnant. (mothertobaby.org)
  • If a male takes dextromethorphan, could it affect fertility (ability to get partner pregnant) or increase the chance of birth defects? (mothertobaby.org)
Common2
  • Another common decongestant ingredient used in the OTC product Cough Control CF. Like pseudoephedrine, it can also be habit-forming if used for more than four consecutive days. (khealth.com)
  • Because the majority of coughs are related to the common cold or influenza, most will end in seven to 21 days. (yourdictionary.com)
Stomach1
  • Licorice is an effective herb for relieving coughs , sore throats and stomach ailments. (yourdictionary.com)