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Recommend Cough Medications For Elderly

my mom is 77yrs she is on medication for high blood pressure her medication is has follow 1st thing in the morning lisinpril also 1 in the evening , after meals on morning 1a.s.a. 1/2 digoxin,1/2 bendrofluaxide after dinner1/2 simvastin she has the cold now and i would like to find out what cough medcine i could buy for her
Mon, 27 Oct 2014
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She could take something like Robitussin DM. It has guaifenisen and dextromethorphan. She should not take any cough syrup that says it has a decongestant as that can raise blood pressure.
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Recommend Cough Medications For Elderly

She could take something like Robitussin DM. It has guaifenisen and dextromethorphan. She should not take any cough syrup that says it has a decongestant as that can raise blood pressure.