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Coricidin, Coricidin 'D' (decongestant), or Coricidin HBP (for high blood pressure), is the name of an over-the-counter cough and cold drug containing dextromethorphan (a cough suppressant) and chlorpheniramine maleate (an antihistamine). [1] Introduced by Schering-Plough in 1949 as one of the first antihistamines, it is now owned by Bayer.
Oxolamine is a cough suppressant [1] that is available as a generic drug in many jurisdictions. [2] Oxolamine also has anti-inflammatory activity, which causes a reduction in irritation of the nerve receptors of the respiratory tract. [3] It is mainly used for the treatment of pharyngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis, bronchiectasis and pertussis. [3]
Dextromethorphan, sold under the brand name Robitussin among others, is a cough suppressant used in many cough and cold medicines. [6] In 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the combination dextromethorphan/bupropion to serve as a rapid-acting antidepressant in people with major depressive disorder.
Oxeladin is a cough suppressant. [1] It is a highly potent and effective drug used to treat all types of cough of various etiologies. It is not related to opium or its derivatives, so treatment with oxeladin is free of risk of dependence or addiction.
Dextrorphan (DXO) is a psychoactive drug of the morphinan class which acts as an antitussive or cough suppressant and in high doses a dissociative hallucinogen. It is the dextrorotatory enantiomer of racemorphan; the levorotatory enantiomer is levorphanol. Dextrorphan is produced by O-demethylation of dextromethorphan by CYP2D6.
Pentoxyverine or carbetapentane is an antitussive (cough suppressant) commonly used for cough associated with illnesses like common cold. It is sold over-the-counter as Solotuss, [1] or in combination with other medications, especially decongestants. One such product is Certuss, a combination of guaifenesin and pentoxyverine. [2]
Levodropropizine is a cough suppressant.It is the levo isomer of dropropizine.It acts as a peripheral antitussive, with no action in the central nervous system. [1] It does not cause side effects such as constipation or respiratory depression which can be produced by opioid antitussives such as codeine and its derivatives.
Dropropizine (or dipropizine) is a cough suppressant [1] that is sold in Germany, Central America, South America, and some African countries such as Congo. It is sold as suppositories, tablets, and syrup. It is used to stop a cough caused by allergies or a cold. [2]