What medications are used for allergic cough?
Disease description:
I am 28 years old, female. Since childhood, my constitution has not been very good. Recently, possibly due to weather changes, I have been experiencing coughing frequently. After visiting the hospital for a checkup, the doctor diagnosed it as allergic cough. May I ask, what medications are recommended for allergic cough?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Li Jingli
Allergic cough, also known as cough-variant asthma, primarily requires the use of antiallergic medications and cough suppressants during treatment. The following are commonly used drugs:
1. **Antiallergic medications**: Such as loratadine and cetirizine, these drugs can effectively relieve respiratory symptoms caused by allergic reactions.
2. **Central antitussive agents**: Such as dextromethorphan, which directly suppresses the cough center in the medulla oblongata to exert a cough-suppressing effect.
3. **Peripheral antitussive agents**: Such as licorice compound, which reduces cough by decreasing the sensitivity of sensory nerve endings in the respiratory tract to irritants.
4. **Inhaled corticosteroids**: Such as beclomethasone dipropionate, which helps reduce cough caused by pulmonary inflammation and allergic reactions.
Specific medications should be used under the guidance of a physician.
