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>> The asked so right now many
of you may be sniffling are
coughing trying to figure out
if you should just let it run
its course. We’re actually made
by something over the counter
what medication should you take
for your
specific symptoms. Joining me
now to answer those questions
as local pharmacist, Gary
Roberts, the owner of robbers
pharmacy on Southbank good
morning. Thank you for being
here, thank you so when I when
I called juice specifically
what I was looking for one of
the most common questions
you’re getting this time of
year. I mean I think that it’s
hit the newsroom.
The coughing and the head cold
in the congestion it’s a
miserable feeling in
after a couple of days you
realize well maybe this needs a
little help to treat the
symptoms. So one of the big
questions I know that you told
me is is
what should I take for head
congestion and sore throat what
would you tell people.
>> Well mostly first I’d ask
him if they have any other
conditions like high blood
pressure diabetes because we
want to make sure we get the
right product. You know for
that patient. usually when you
talk about hey congestion
you need a decongestant a lot
of people think an histamine
because it’s allergies that may
have started due to allergies.
But once the congestion builds
up you need to be congestion so
there’s only a few things that
we can do. If
you don’t have high blood
pressure
we use. medications like
Claritin D or Sudafed which is
a decongestant
by itself and then there’s a
lot of medications which we
called the shotgun approach to
have a decongestant and then
histamine something to
call off. And then all at once
like some of the cut a Tylenol
cold and flu are cold and
sinus preparations. If they do
have high blood pressure they
need to avoid decongestants in
that because that’s what can
cause the fluctuation that’s
correct.
>> And so if your moderate to
severe you should avoid them
altogether
there’s a course even makes a
couple preparations
specifically for high blood
pressure. They have no
decongestants and them
and there’s also this go with
them as well off now says OK
this is these are for the okay
from this is the best thing if
you have had congestion sore
throat but you have high blood
pressure that’s correct as
which want to take its
interesting head congestion
you’re still using that though
you’re still suggesting
treating it though with with a
clear dinners or Tech which I
treat my daughters well
energies they.
>> That’s right because
typically it starts like that
unless it’s the
common cold.
>> Okay and then is I have a
cough and it just won’t
go away. I had a persistent
cough or probably felt like 2
or 3 months working used to
treat that that doesn’t make
you drowsy.
>> Well, there are several
things out there and
really depends on what’s
causing the cough several
things can cause a conflict
that a post nasal drip we’re
here in Florida a lot of
allergies that happens quite a
bit. you can have
chest congestion and also
suffered jewelry flux they
found that you can call it a
constant cough. The best
medications for cough or a up
here. Dextromethorphan is the
only over the counter cough
suppressant.
That’s available and Dell some
is purely dextromethorphan but
these other products mucinex in
some also have a dextromethorphan in a more you can get
without dextromethorphan but
that also helps with congestion
liquefying the mucus
in helping expect rain what I
love about this too is this
looks like it has a day and a
night and so this is what I
know I treat my daughter for
this actually last week so it’s
does make and I really love
this product because the next
right because during
the day.
>> You don’t want and that is
being which usually makes
people drowsy and at night you
can use that to help
sleep so this puts it to where
it’s more appropriate and what
if a child that has a cough I
know normally call the
pediatrician, but it never
works for me it’s always at
midnight or 11 o’clock you
don’t want to drop by the
pediatrician.
>> You just want to get your
kid through the night before
you can take and what do you do
for cough. Well, the cold for
that depending
on age ithe child below sick
should not get any adult
medication without power.
>> Consultation with a
physician for proper dosing.
But there are several
medications that are available
for children.
And this time a tap which has been around for a long time. These are more medications
Arby’s makes a natural cough
medicine and then we highlands
makes a very good one.
And a lot of these are our
based products and they allow
them have needs a you can
listen to.
>> And then speaking of a
natural base zinc vitamin C
does that really work if you
feel like you’re coming down
with a cold in a pond in the
couple’s I can my husband
swears by as I can
these.
>> More are immune to boost or
so they’ll help prevent you
getting a cold. But once you
have a cold there are not as
much help.
>> As as you would think so
maybe if you feel it coming on
you’re getting that scratchy
throat and tried as I cam or
eats right and see to boost
today, suffering Q so much no
problem Kerry really
appreciated and I hope this
helps our viewers without a