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EXPECTORANTS
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Coughing 1s a'.normal and expected physiological-. * •
response.‘^Coughing helps -.to.'clear-respiratory. •
passages and to remove secretions "from the- lower/1
-.tract-;; It ;'also. sprays mucous .'droplets Into, the /
air that help'..s.p.rea°d the-common <o]cl-virus.. •
Productive.coughs should be treated with .expects
. - orants and iots/of water to .encourage .removal -'of.
'secretions and sputum, the mose effective -ex- ■
• ; pectorant Ingredient-- on ;ttj.e:mapket' -1 s’ ^liAiFENCSIH.
'.This -is found in'vlftuaily, every'pfodU'ct/desCrlbed
•as ."expectorant,/.Other..descriptions such as
• "cough suppressant", "decongestant", rsyrup"; or
""e'll'xir".probably w11 i NOT xoritain ,/5UAFEriESIH^
.A glass of. water taken- with the.expectorant and
• another. 8. tov 10. glasses, a; day-greatly-enhances
the. action .of-'guaifenesin./ -..As -the iguaifrnes.ln
. -. Increases .the 'flow, o'f .fluids from the’.glands"
.lining .the respiratory .tract, the Increased
water helps to decrease the Viscosity of these ; '
. thlckeded secretions.'. .J ' " .
Dosage of expectorants should.not be exceeded.
Often, it may be appropriate'to take a product
with expectorant and cough suppressant OR ex
' ■ pectorant and nasal • decongestant'. .
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