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- A pharmaceutical concoction called Ocof Syrup is typically used to treat dry coughs.
- It is also used to treat allergy symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, throat discomfort, and watery eyes.
- Coughing (whether dry or productive) is the body’s mechanism of removing irritants from the airways and avoiding infection.
Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide+Phenylephrine+Triprolidine is used in the treatment of dry cough.Â
Coughs are classified into two types: dry cough and chesty cough. A tickly cough produces no violent or thick mucus, but a chesty cough (wet cough) produces mucous or phlegm to assist clear your airways.Â
Ocof Syrup is made up of three drugs: Dextromethorphan (cough suppressant), Triprolidine (antihistamine), and Phenylephrine. (decongestant).Â
Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant that works by preventing nerve impulses from the cough center in the brain from reaching the muscles that create cough.Â
Triprolidine is an antihistamine (anti-allergic medication) that acts by preventing the activity of histamine, a chemical that causes allergic responses.Â
Phenylephrine is a decongestant that relieves nasal congestion or stuffiness by constricting and restricting the tiny blood vessels of the nasal passages and airways.