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Dextromethorphan Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: PediaCare Dextromethorphan
See also: Guatuss DM Syrup, Mucinex DM, Promethazine DM, Robitussin-DM
What is Dextromethorphan?
Dextromethorphan is a antitussive used for symptomatic relief of coughs caused by minor viral upper respiratory tract infections or inhaled irritants; most effective for a chronic nonproductive cough.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 |
|
1 | ||||
| Excess mucus | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Potentiate effects of narcotics | 1 | 0 | |||||
| excess saliva at night | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| excessive throat clearing | 1 |
|
1 |
See all 2 patients currently taking Dextromethorphan
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other
|
2 | 67% |
|
|
Did not seem to work
|
1 | 33% |
|
|
Personal research
|
1 | 33% |
|
|
Doctor's advice
|
1 | 33% |
|
|
Side effects too severe
|
1 | 33% |
|
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Report created on March 22, 2010.