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Is mixing a cough medicine with milk poisonous?
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No: Not aware of any dangers of drinking milk after taking a cough syrup.
Answered 11/22/2018
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No: I don't think it would taste very good but it would not be poisonous.
Answered 6/15/2019
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No: Milk just causes a bit more phlegm production so you feel like coughing but it certainly will not harm you no matter what cough medicine you are taking!
Answered 1/6/2020
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