A 38-year-old member asked:
can i take this cough medicine and sleeping pills combined?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
That depends: What does the cough medicine contain? Many combinations of sleep medication and cough medications are fine. If you can provide the name of the sleep medication and the cough medication - they can be checked for drug interactions. Take care.
Answered on Apr 30, 2018
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