cough syrup
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Dr Khan says he has "seen even MD pediatricians prescribe ambroxol cough syrup for children".
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
Chris Robinson, the actor who played Dr. Rick Webber on “General Hospital” and also introduced America to a classic turn of phrase in a commercial for cough syrup, has died of heart failure.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
Strain and use the liquid as a cough syrup.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
An old campaign slogan for cough syrup, "It tastes awful. And it works," seemed to imply that any sweet content might have diminished the medicinal effect.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
I get giddy couples asking for champagne delivery, and apologetic businessmen telephoning home to announce their delayed arrivals, and tired mothers searching for all-night chemists to provide cough syrup for sick children.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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