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any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - space-time - 11-26-2010 I have a cough in the evening, and the first chance to see my doctor is on (Cyber) Monday. I called them on Wednesday but they were booked and short day. anyway.... if it gets really bad I could go to an urgent care place tomorrow. not ER. But is there some good medicine to reduce coughing? anything over the counter with Codeine? I thought I would ask here rather than get some suspicious looks and I ask at CVS tomorrow. Re: any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - lazydays - 11-26-2010 You can't get codeine over the counter in the US. Go someplace with a pharmacy and ask the pharmacist what they recommend. That's about the best you can do without seeing a doctor. Re: any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - Trouble - 11-26-2010 Gargle vodka Re: any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - Paul F. - 11-26-2010 Last couple times i had a bad cough, some stuff called Delsym worked really well for me... Don't know what the active ingredient is, I finished the bottle a year ago, and haven't restocked since, but if I get a bad cough again, that's where I'm going to start. Hope this helps... and get well soon! Re: any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - rgG - 11-26-2010 My husband uses a cough medicine with dextromethorphan. That spelling may be off, but it is close. You can get the store brand, as long as it has that in it. It seems to work for him, but does nothing to help my daughter. Nothing has ever helped her coughs, not even ones with codeine. Re: any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - dochocson - 11-26-2010 Codeine is available as a "behind the counter" OTC in some states. Cough is a really difficult reflex to control and a number of studies suggest only slight if any effect. In children, the response is even less. Re: any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - mrbigstuff - 11-26-2010 hydrocodone syrup got by an RX is the stuff that really works for me. otherwise, guaifenesin is the OTC stuff that docs seem to recommend most. Re: any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - Dennis S - 11-26-2010 I took some codeine cough syrup once and it worked great...until it quit working at all after a couple days. I have heard people say that the medicine that advertises how bad it tastes works good. Re: any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - Black - 11-26-2010 mrbigstuff wrote:I've also noticed that Hydrocodone can turn off a cold for a few hours. Re: any medicine to reduce coughing? is Codeine over the counter is US? - Phy - 11-26-2010 I tried everything; finally went to the doc and he prescribed a steroid inhaler and albuterol inhaler. That stopped the coughing. Apparently it was not bronchitis, but asthma. Better see that doc. Meanwhile gargle with that vodka-- and then swallow it! |