In general, there is no special cough medicine, cough and upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, tuberculosis and other related, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions on the cause of the drug treatment.
1. Upper respiratory tract infection: some patients can be self-cured, without special treatment. If the patient’s cough is serious, codeine, dextromethorphan and other cough suppressants can be applied. Some patients can also use pseudoephedrine hydrochloride to reduce nasal congestion, ambroxol, bromhexine expectorant, in order to promote the recovery of health.
2. Pneumonia: Pneumonia causing cough can be treated with cough suppressants such as dextromethorphan, pentoxyverine and phenprocoumon, as prescribed by the doctor. Some patients also need to follow the doctor’s instructions with anti-infective drugs to control the condition, such as penicillin, azithromycin, levofloxacin and so on. Those with fever can be treated with antipyretic drugs such as ibuprofen and loxoprofen. If coughing up sputum, can use aminoglutethimide, acetylcysteine expectorant.
3. Tuberculosis: When coughing, patients can be treated with cough suppressants such as dextromethorphan and phenylpropylpiperine, and should also be combined with anti-tuberculosis drugs such as isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide. Hemoptysis need to apply aminocaproic acid, phenol sulfonyl ethylamine and other drugs to stop bleeding and prevent anemia.
Cough suppressants and other therapeutic drugs are different for different diseases. It is recommended that patients consult a doctor for examination in order to clarify the cause of the disease and then follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not use drugs indiscriminately.