Patient presents to the counter to ask about a medication that he hopes will alleviate his chesty cough with phlegm. Advise him on if this medication is correct for his condition and counsel on how to use it. Help patient identify illness, advise the patient on a correct route for medication to manage this illness, and educate/counsel the patient on this method of medication.
Advise patient to take a cough medicine that works as an expectorant like Mucinex/Mucinex 12 hr/Robitussin Chest and Cough. Since the cough is chesty with phlegm and congestion so these medications have expectorants, specifically guaifenesin, in them that breaks up and thins out mucus to clear the airways and make cough more “productive” to alleviate the mucus load by loosening it.
Non-pharmacological remedies: investing in a humidifier, staying hydrated, gargle salt water.
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