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Please .. could you mention the safest anti-cough syrups for children in case of dry & productive cough..
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None: All the cough medications are a money making business without real improvement. Just voodoo. I recommend herbal tea and chicken noodle soup. Check with your doc if it is prolonged to evaluate for underlying diseases such as asthma or pneumonia if it does not go away by itself.
Answered 10/25/2016
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Nothing. : Current guidelines are not to give any cough syrup to young children, but of you were gonna give something i would give dimatapp. It has been around forever.
Answered 11/1/2017
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