Selma,
i am not a doctor nor involved in any way with the medical or nursing
profession................so speaking strictly as a layperson i am of the
opinion that cough syrups given to child , in dosages , as prescribed
by the pharm. company that makes it/ or as advised by a doc. sure make for
relief of the child.After all they generally have dextrometorphan which i`m
told deals with thespot that causes the cough which i guess is the body`s
way of expelling the "phlegm"or mucous stuff caused by the virus / bacteium
that has attached itself to the tissues concerned. The fact that the
sorbitol ( a sugar) and other excipients involved may tempt the child to
ask for more of the sweet stuff can be controlled by the adult involved.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 1:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Can doctors on forum comment on cough syrups?
Recently in the US, over-the-counter cough syrups have
been discontinued, for being (a) at times detrimental
(b) actually quite useless in curing colds.
When my daughter was sick in Goa with the common cold,
albeit one that had turned a bit nasty with green
substances oozing from the nose, the doctor had no
qualms about prescribing two different cough syrups
for her, one to treat her cold and the other he said
was "anti-bacterial".
Should parents in Goa be cautious about cough syrups
for very young children or are they perfectly safe?
selma
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