(HealthDay News) -- Cough medicine is a popular reach-for medication for people with a cold or the flu. But it may not be appropriate for every cough.
The American Academy of Family Physicians says you probably shouldn't use cough medicine if your cough is caused by:
CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless
Antibiotics Probably Won't Ease Your Cough, Even If Infection is Bacterial: Study
Folks Often Hide Infectious Illness at Work, Socializing
Feed a Cold and a Fever, Experts Say
CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless
Could Folks Suffer From 'Long Colds,' Similar to Long COVID?
Antibiotics Probably Won't Ease Your Cough, Even If Infection is Bacterial: Study