Cough Medicines Cheat sheet

Cough Medicines see below table.

Preparations, Dosage Guideline

1. Sod./Pot. citrate/acetate: 0.3–1.0 g TDS.
2. Guaiphenesin: 100–200 mg TDS.
3. Tolu balsam: 0.3–0.6 g TDS.
4. Vasaka syrup: 2–4 ml TDS.
5. Ammonium chloride: 50–200 mg TDS.
6. Bromhexine: 8 mg TDS, child 1–5 yr 4 mg BD, 5–10 yr 4 mg TDS; BROMHEXINE 8 mg tab, 4 mg/5 ml elixer.
7. Ambroxol: 15–30 mg TDS; AMBRIL, AMBROLITE, AMBRODIL, MUCOLITE 30 mg tab, 30 mg/5 ml liq, 7.5 mg/ml drops.
8. Carbocisteine: 250–750 mg TDS; MUCODYNE 375 mg cap, 250 mg/5 ml syr.
9. Acetylcysteine: 200 mg/ml solution by nebulization or instillation through tracheostomy tube; MUCOMIX 200 mg/ml inj in 1, 2, 5 ml amps.
10. Codeine: 15–30 mg TDS; children 2–6 years 7.5 mg, 6–12 years 15 mg; CODINE 15 mg tab, 15 mg/5 ml linctus.
11. Ethylmorphine: 10-30 mg TDS; DIONINDON 16 mg tab.
12. Pholcodine: 10–15 mg BD–TDS.
13. Noscapine: 15–30 mg, children 2–6 years 7.5 mg, 6–12 years 15 mg; COSCOPIN 7 mg/5 ml syrup, COSCOTABS 25 mg tab.
14. Dextromethorphan: 10–20 mg TDS, child 2–6 yr 2.5–5 mg, 6–10 yrs 5–10 mg.
15. Chlophedianol: 20–40 mg BD–TDS; DETIGON, TUSSIGON 20 mg/5 ml linctus with Ammon. chloride 50 mg and menthol 0.25 mg.
16. Prenoxdiazine: 100–200 mg TDS. PRENOXID 100, 200 mg tab.