| Popis: |
Cough, as we are well aware, is one of the commonest defensive mechanisms that humans exhibit to keep the major and minor airways clear of foreign bodies and contaminants. While not every cough has to be suppressed pharmacologically, there are conditions where such suppression serves useful. While suppression of cough is one aspect of management of cough-related disorders, drugs that help in producing or increasing the amount of sputum (or expectoration), drugs that break down the sputum, drugs that provide symptomatic relief by soothing the pharyngeal mucosa are part of therapy. In addition, antibiotics and other adjuvants are also used in therapy. Details of these agents that are commonly used in the management of cough and cough-related disorders are elucidated in this chapter. |
