The cough center of the brain is a region of the brain which controls coughing, located in the medulla oblongata area of the brain. Antitussives and other cough medicines focus their action on the cough center.
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Cough reflex — The cough reflex has both sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) components. Pulmonary irritant receptors (cough receptors) in the epithelium of the respiratory tract are sensitive to both mechanical and chemical stimuli. Stimulation of the… … Wikipedia
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Corex — For other uses see: Corex (disambiguation) Corex is a cough syrup sold by Pfizer Inc., a global pharmaceutical company. It is available in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and a few other South Asian countries. Corex is a prescribed medicine and can… … Wikipedia
dextromethorphan — dex·tro·me·thor·phan .dek strō mi thȯr .fan n a nonaddictive cough suppressant that is widely used esp. in the form of its hydrobromide C18H25NO·HBr in over the counter cough and cold preparations and is a codeine analog of levorphanol lacking… … Medical dictionary
Butamirate — drugbox IUPAC name = 2 (2 diethylaminoethoxy)ethyl 2 phenylbutanoate CAS number = 18109 80 3 ATC prefix = R05 ATC suffix = DB13 PubChem = 28892 DrugBank = C=18|H=29|N=1|O=3 molecular weight = 307.428 g/mol bioavailability = protein bound = 98%… … Wikipedia
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