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2. Doctors Say This Is How You Can Loosen and Clear Mucus From ...

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   Over the counter expectorants (like Mucinex) or a decongestant (like Sudafed) can help with your chest congestion, says Dr. Watkins. Decongestants and expectorants are both effective at treating ...

3. What decongestants work? Here are some alternatives to ... - AOL

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   The FDA says that children under two should not be given any type of cold and flu that contains a decongestant or an antihistamine because of dangerous side effects. For children ages two to four ...

4. How to Choose the Best Cold Medicine, According to Medical ...

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   A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recently said that over-the-counter oral phenylephrine is an ineffective nasal decongestant. ... OTC cold medications are designed to treat ...

5. Pseudoephedrine/loratadine - Wikipedia

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   Pseudoephedrine, one of the naturally occurring alkaloids of ephedra, is a sympathomimetic used as a decongestant. [medical citation needed] It produces a decongestant effect that is facilitated by the vasoconstriction in the mucosal capillaries of the upper respiratory areas.

6. Mucoactive agent - Wikipedia

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   Cough medicines usually contain mucoactive agents. Mucoactive agents are a class of chemical agents that aid in the clearance of mucus or sputum from the upper and lower airways, including the lungs, bronchi, and trachea. Mucoactive drugs include expectorants, mucolytics, mucoregulators, and mucokinetics.

7. Cold medicine - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] In 2016, it was one of the biggest selling branded over-the-counter medications sold in Great Britain, with sales of £34.4 million. [37] The effectiveness of phenylephrine by mouth as a nasal decongestant is questionable. [38] Gee's Linctus is a cough medicine which contains opium tincture. [39]