expectorant
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In India, 33 children died in 1998 after taking a contaminated cough expectorant.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Acetaminophen can help relieve aches and pains, and cold medications with expectorant can loosen up chest congestion.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
It may help ease a cough, though: In one study, coughers got more relief from drinking a imxture of instant coffee and honey than mixtures containing a common expectorant or a steroid.
From Time ● Nov. 10, 2016
Less frequently, hydrocodone is combined with an antihistamine, nasal decongestant, or expectorant as a cough suppressant/cold medicine.
From Forbes ● Aug. 22, 2014
Thus as it passes out by the bronchial mucous membrane it increases the amount of secretion and so acts as an expectorant.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
