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Suggest Remedies For Congestion In Head, Chest And Cough

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Posted on Wed, 21 Sep 2016
Question: My 76 year old mom who has high blood pressure and is a diabetic, has some Head and chest congestion accompanied with a Cough..What over the Counter cough medicine could I buy fir her.Thsnks in Advance
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Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (11 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
She needs to avoid decongestants and sugar containing preparations

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Robitussin DM or Mucinex would be ideal for her--neither contain sugar or decongestants so there'd be no problem with her blood sugars or her blood pressure

Please let me know if you need any more information.
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Suggest Remedies For Congestion In Head, Chest And Cough

Brief Answer: She needs to avoid decongestants and sugar containing preparations Detailed Answer: Hello Robitussin DM or Mucinex would be ideal for her--neither contain sugar or decongestants so there'd be no problem with her blood sugars or her blood pressure Please let me know if you need any more information.