Antitussive

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centrally acting drug, expectorant /mucolytic

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• (Antitussive is an agent that prevents or relieves coughing.
• The adverse reactions caused by the "non-narcotic antitussives" are milder and therefore this type of antitussive is frequently used in the initial stage of treatment.
• The composition of claim 13 wherein the antitussive is dextromethorphan HBr in an amount of between about 5 and about 20 milligrams per 5 milliliters of excipient base.
• Because most patients find coughing, particularly at night, extremely unpleasant, an effective antitussive is often desirable.
• The delivery system of claim 1 wherein the antitussive is selected from the group consisting of dextromethorphan, dextromethorphan hydrobromide, noscapine, carbetapentane citrate and chlophedianol hydrochloride.

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