Chemicals and Drugs

Antitussive Agents

Agents that suppress cough. They act centrally on the medullary cough center. EXPECTORANTS, also used in the treatment of cough, act locally.

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Abstract

Agents that suppress cough. They act centrally on the medullary cough center. EXPECTORANTS, also used in the treatment of cough, act locally.

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13 entry terms
  • Antitussive
  • Antitussive Agent
  • Antitussive Drug
  • Antitussive Drugs
  • Antitussives
  • Cough Suppressant
  • Cough Suppressants
  • Agent, Antitussive
  • Agents, Antitussive
  • Drug, Antitussive
  • Drugs, Antitussive
  • Suppressant, Cough
  • Suppressants, Cough

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D27.505.954.427.153w
  2. D27.505.954.796.090w

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QV 76

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antitussive Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000996. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000996
  2. Antitussive Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_medicine
  3. Antitussive Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q584209