Cough with phlegm: Causes, remedies, and management

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What is a cough?

Coughing is a protective reflex designed to clear discharge and inhaled foreign materials from the lungs and respiratory tract. It’s a voluntary or usually an involuntary reflex designed to keep the airways clear – that’s the nose, throat, windpipe, and lungs.

If you have a cough, the first step to do is to identify your type of cough—whether dry cough or cough with phlegm, to be able to know the appropriate medication to take in order to relieve your symptoms.

Signs of Cough with Phlegm

  • Cough with mucus buildup
  • Itchy and scratchy throat
  • Sore throat with phlegm
  • Colds

DURO-TUSS® for Cough with Phlegm Relief

Different types of cough need different medications. DURO-TUSS® offers tailored cough solutions for your type of cough, ensuring faster recovery (vs. taking the inappropriate medication for your cough). Mucolytics such as Ambroxol Hydrochloride breaks down the mucus and stimulates ciliary activity, expelling the phlegm.

For Cough with Phlegm, take Ambroxol Hydrochloride (DURO-TUSS® AX), a mucolytic acts as a cough with phlegm remedy that clears chest congestion, thins and loosens mucus, and protects the lungs from phlegm buildup. It gives 24h relief *for capsules. Available in two formats:

Always read the product label and follow the directions for use. Individual response varies. Should symptoms persist, consult your doctor.

Tips to Manage Cough with Phlegm

  1. Identify the cause and eliminate or treat if possible. 
    • Environmental factors
    • Smoking
    • Cough inducing drugs
    • Co-existing conditions e.g. GERD
  2. Do non-specific interventions
    • Avoid exposure to triggers e.g. smoke, dust, cold air
    • Vocal hygiene measures e.g. avoiding overuse of voice, break habitual coughing habits
    • Sputum clearance techniques e.g. active breathing exercises
  3. Take the RIGHT type of medication for your cough
    • For cough with phlegm relief, take a mucolytic such as Ambroxol Hydrochloride (DURO-TUSS® AX).

Cough with Phlegm FAQs

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For the treatment of respiratory disorders associated with viscid or excessive mucus.

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Adults and Children over 12 years: 10 mL (2 teaspoonfuls) 2 times daily

Children 7-12 years: 5 mL (1 teaspoonful) 2 times daily

Children 2-6 years: 2.5 mL (½ teaspoonful) 3 times daily

Children 1-2 years: 2.5 mL (½ teaspoonful) 2 times daily 

Or as prescribed by your doctor.

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1 capsule daily. The capsule should be swallowed whole without chewing after a meal with adequate fluid, or as prescribed by the physician.

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Do not take Ambroxol Hydrochloride (DURO-TUSS® AX) if you are pregnant or breastfeeding unless advised by your doctor.

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Do not double dose. Take the missed dose as soon as you remember if still needed for the condition being treated, and the subsequent doses at the recommended time or schedule.