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

The tincture is occasionally employed internally as a stimulating expectorant in chronic bronchitis.

From Old English Patent Medicines in America by Griffenhagen, George B.