Adults cough commonly used cough suppressants, mainly divided into central type and peripheral type cough suppressants, specific as follows.
1. central cough suppressants: such as dextromethorphan is currently more widely used cough suppressants, the respiratory center of the inhibitory effect of the weaker, to achieve a better effect of cough suppressants, as well as codeine can inhibit the medulla oblongata center, to play a stronger role in suppressing coughs, but the use of easy to produce dependence.
2. Peripheral cough suppressants: such as benzonatate, used for acute bronchitis, bronchial asthma, lung cancer and pneumonia caused by irritating dry cough, paroxysmal cough, used to control the irritating cough after surgery, used to control intractable eruption.
It is recommended that patients seek timely medical attention to identify the cause of treatment as prescribed by the doctor, do not blindly self-medication.