Dry cough: Causes, remedies, and management

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To learn how to treat a dry cough with the right cough medicine available in the Philippines, you need to know the basics of cough and what symptoms to look out for. Learn more about coughs and dry coughs below.

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 Dry Cough

  • Cough without phlegm
  • Itchy and scratchy throat
  • Dry cough with sore throat

DURO-TUSS® for Dry Cough Relief

DURO-TUSS® offers tailored dry cough remedies for your type of cough, ensuring faster recovery (vs. taking the inappropriate medication for your cough). To give relief for dry cough, medications such as antitussives should be taken to stop the cough and DURO-TUSS® exactly has that.

Take DURO-TUSS® Butamirate Citrate, an antitussive medication specially formulated to treat dry cough, suppressing cough reflex. It is 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 Dry Cough

  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 dry cough relief, take an antitussive medicine such as Butamirate Citrate (DURO-TUSS® BC).

If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.

DURO-TUSS® BC FAQs

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Butamirate Citrate (DURO-TUSS® BC) is a cough suppressant used in non-productive cough and stated to have central action.

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The usual dose is 30 mg daily in 3 to 4 divided doses by mouth, or as prescribed by the physician. At least 8 hours between doses.

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For adolescents over 12 years of age, 1 tablet twice daily; For adults, 1 tablet 3 times daily (to be swallowed whole).

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If you miss the dose for the day just take the next dose and subsequent doses at the usual recommended schedule. Do not double the dose unless recommended by a physician.

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If the patient is pregnant or breastfeeding, do not use Butamirate Citrate unless recommended by the doctor.

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