Meaning ANTITUSSIVES
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ANTITUSSIVESn. Medicines or drugs that suppress coughing by interacting with the cough-control center in the medulla oblongata. The cough center is especially sensitive to opioids, meaning that these drugs are ef [..]
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ANTITUSSIVESAgents 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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