Prakt. lékáren. 2022; 18(4): 229-240 | DOI: 10.36290/lek.2022.048

What should the pharmacy recommend to patients complaining of a cough?

Veronika Bárková
Nemocniční lékárna, Oddělení klinické farmacie, FN u sv. Anny v Brně

A pharmacy is a medical facility to which patients come even before the doctor's visit, either with mild acute or chronic cough-related problems. The pharmacist's role in self-medication counseling is crucial, because without proper evaluation of the patient's condition, it is difficult to choose the right treatment and regimen measures. There is currently a wide variety of over-the-counter medicinal products available on the market and the pharmacist and pharmaceutical assistant should be aware of their indications, contraindications, dosage regiment and potential risks. The aim of the article is to present the possibilities of evaluating the patient's condition and to create an up-to-date overview of over-the-counter medicinal products, their dosage forms and dosage schemes, which can be chosen in the pharmacy for the symptomatic treatment of dry and productive cough.

Keywords: pharmacy, cough, over the counter medicine, antitussives, mucoregulators, mucolytics, mucokinetics, expectorants.

Accepted: December 1, 2022; Published: December 15, 2022  Show citation

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