Suggest Remedies For Congestion In Head, Chest And Cough

Posted on Mon, 5 Sep 2016

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Mon, 5 Sep 2016 Answered on

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Question : My 76 year old mom who has high blood pressure and is a diabetic, has some Head and chest congestion accompanied with a Cough..What over the Counter cough medicine could I buy fir her.Thsnks in Advance

Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
She needs to avoid decongestants and sugar containing preparations

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Robitussin DM or Mucinex would be ideal for her--neither contain sugar or decongestants so there'd be no problem with her blood sugars or her blood pressure

Please let me know if you need any more information.

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