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OTC Cough Syrups DO NOT Work
Over-the-counter (OTC) cough syrups are largely ineffective.
That's right. And the person who made this bold statement should know. He is Dr. Richard Irwin, the chairman of a cough guidelines committee for the American College of Chest Physicians. His committee has formally issued guidelines discouraging the use of OTC cough medicines.
Dr. Irwin says that the active ingredients in OTC cough syrups are either in doses that are too small to be effective or are combinations of drugs that have never been proven to treat coughs. He says that the best studies show "there's not a lot of justification for using these medications because they haven't been shown to work."
-Source: Nutrition and Healing - Amanda Ross Healthtips; "Doctors discourage use of cough medicine," MSNBC (www.msnbc.com), 1/9/06
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