TYPES OF COUGH MEDICINES
                     TYPES OF COUGH 
MEDICINES
COUGH SUPPRESSANTS
Cough suppressants, also known as antitussives, is one of the best 
cough remedies. Mainly used for dry cough, they suppress the part of 
the brain that makes you cough. It is important to understand that 
these medicines do not help to speed up the recovery process and 
treat the cause of the cough, but they’re just a temporary solution. 
EXPECTORANTS AND MUCOLYTICS
Opposite to cough suppressants, expectorants are used for wet coughs. 
They lessen the mucus in the air - thereby making it easy to make the 
mucus bigger and clear the throat. It can also be a cough syrup and 
cough medicine. 
DECONGESTANTS
Decongestants are mainly used during runny nose and cough 
treatment, which is done by mucus dripping back into the throat. They 
can also be cleared up when the nose is blocked or a cough that keeps 
you awake for most of the night. 
ANTIHISTAMINES
Antihistamines are anti-allergy medicines, and will clear up the throat 
only when the throat is affected by allergic reactions such as cough, 
watery eyes and sneezing. There are various antihistamines cough 
syrups available in the market. 
COMBINATION MEDICINES
Sometimes, only a cough syrup would not be sufficient to put an end to 
the throat pain or cough. As a result, a pain reliever could be 
accompanied by cough syrup and that will help you clear the throat.