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1 week dry cough, with sometimes (once or twice a day) brown phlegm. should i buy an expectorant or antitussive?
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Cough: Do you have fever or chills? Any chest pain? You might need to get a cxr to exclude the possibility of having pneumonia since the treatment will be of antibiotics. It is possible also that you have allergic symptoms or even asthma. I would rather give a treatment of the cause of the cough than the cough itself.
Answered 10/4/2016
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