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Next I hope they do cough medicines, I looked a few years ago when I had a cough and it seems like literally none of the OTC ones are more effective than placebo.


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hammock11/08/2024

Dextromethorphan (DM or DXM) is the OTC cough suppressant. Marketed as Delsym comes in an orange box, or you can find it in various combo formulations, and it works

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deelowe11/08/2024

Dextromethorphan is the only otc cough medicine that works and pretty much the only prescription stuff that works is opiate based. Of course both are regulated.

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