Antitussive

Question 1

Antitussive. (are cough suppressants)

Answer 1

Are drugs for unproductive cough, thick sputum, intense debilitating cough

Question 2

Mecanish of action

Answer 2

(supress cough reflex by through a direct action)

dry cough is made into wet cough by water,
because it can depress the cough center or it can reduce the sensitivity of the receptors

For the reason to turn dry into wet is because dry cough affects the drainage of the bronchi

So turn dry into wet is makes easy to clean the respiratory tract and to cause less burning of throat due to coughing

Question 3

Classification

Answer 3

1) Central Action

2) Peripheral action

Question 4

1) Central Action

Answer 4

• Narcotics drugs (Codeine, Ethylmorphyne)

- Non-Narcotics (Glaucin, Oxeladin)

Question 5

2) Peripheral action

Answer 5

Prednoxdiasine

Acetylaminopropoxy-benzene