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My 11yr.old is on valproic acid for seizure disorder, she is also on i'm amoxacillin. she has a bad cough can i give her cough medicine?
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See below: Professionally, I do not recommend cough suppressants except as a last resort for cough that has persisted to the point of not sleeping for multiple nights. Cough is protective and keeps your airways open as well as clearing mucous and other fluid from your lungs. Keeping the cough reflex is important. However, if the trigger of the cough is mucous drainage, using Mucinex (guaifenesin) and a sudafed can help.
Answered 11/27/2017
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