Who knows what the dopey reporter may have been trying to say - that few COLD medicines reduce the other cold symptoms (nasal congestion and drainage)?
Enough studies showed it dangers to convince the FDA. Or maybe it was the dead kids. That’s usually when the FDA belatedly steps in.
When I get a cold that reaches a stage of uncontrollable, dry, unproductive coughing my pharmacist lets me sign for a codeine cough syrup. It's schedule IV so they keep track of you to prevent abuse, but it always does the job.
“Garbage - dextromethorphan has been shown in numerous studies to suppress cough. Its about 1/2 as potent as codeine and lacks the opiate side effects.”
Agreed. I did my own personal study a few months ago. Couldn’t sleep for all the coughing until I took some.
I don’t know why the medical community is so against cold meds these days. They have valid uses.