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Cough Syrup in the News

A father's crusade: He says son's seizures were caused by cough ... - Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release)
Feb. 26--MADEIRA BEACH -- DJ Mannello, 9, hops off the school bus, bounces into his dad's insurance office in this seaside town and settles into a chair. ...
Tue Feb 26 07:07:55 -0500 2008

Pimp C died of cough syrup overdose - Los Angeles Times
"We found a large amount of prescription cough medicine in the bedroom," Winter said. Butler was a member of the Texas hip-hop duo UGK, which scored a No. ...
Mon Feb 04 18:57:13 -0500 2008

Pushin' pills - Pryor Daily Times
Cunningham said kids are dipping their hands into the bowl, pulling out a handful and taking them, chasing them with cough syrup. ...
Mon Feb 25 16:31:26 -0500 2008

Cough Syrup Chemical Information

dextromethorphan hydrobromide

guaifenesin - A glyceryl guaiacolate with expectorant effects. Guaifenesin increases respiratory tract mucus secretions, acts as an irritant to gastric vagal receptors and recruits efferent parasympathetic reflexes that cause glandular exocytosis. This agent reduces the viscosity of mucus secretion by reducing adhesiveness and surface tension as well as increasing hydration of mucus. Guaifenesin promotes the efficiency of the mucociliary mechanism important in removing accumulated secretions from the upper and lower airway.

phenylephrine hydrochloride