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antitussive /an·ti·tus·sive/ (-tus´iv) effective against cough, or an agent with this quality.
antitussive, adj/n a substance with cough-suppressing properties. antitussive (an´tītus´iv), n a drug that relieves or prevents cough. antitussive 1. effective against cough. 2. an agent that suppresses coughing. The narcotics codeine and hydrocodone, and several opioids or opioid-like drugs, including dextromethorphan and butorphanol, are commonly used in small animals. antitussive-bronchodilator combination a common therapeutic combination used in the treatment of respiratory diseases in dogs and cats. |
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If an overactive gag reflex is a problem, some patients respond to the addition of 1 or 2 100-mg perles of the antitussive benzonatate dissolved in the oral cavity (see "Topical anesthetization of the esophagus," below). As for baclofen, a potent gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist frequently used by people with SCIs to control spasticity, recent studies have demonstrated its antitussive activity[3] and inhibition of bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in people with quadriplegia. Zelapar should not be used with the antitussive agent dextromethorphan and should not be administered along with other selegiline products. |
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