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This is a statement and not a question, but I will answer it. Most have 10% alcohol in them. I know NyQuil does.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoOnly liquid cough medicine elixirs are alcohol-based. Some cough liquids are suspensions and solutions. Tussionex is a non-alcohol-based cough liquid.
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∙ 14y agoAnswer: the label on the bottle will state whether or not it contains alcohol; some do and others do not - the ones for children should not.
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∙ 9y agoIt is false that many cough medicines are alcohol based. They were once alcohol based, but many companies eliminated that ingredient.
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∙ 11y agoCough syrup typically contains alcohol. Thus, if you are taking it, you may be consuming more alcohol than you realize.
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Incidental alcohol exposure and ETG testing?
Incidental alcohol exposure (alcohol in hand sanitizer, alcohol in mouthwash, alcohol in medicines, etc.) can cause a false positive result for drinking alcohol.
Can cold medicines cause false positives?
Cold medicines often contain significant proportions of alcohol. The test therefore would not be a false positive if you have taken one or more of the cold medicines because the test will correctly detect the presence of alcohol.
Is it true or false that over the counter and prescription medicines do not contribute to society's drug problems?
False. There are people who overuse OTC (Over the counter) as well as prescription medicines, People become dependent on laxatives, antihistamines (for sleep), cold medicines, and pain killers. People convince doctors they need prescriptions by describing symptoms and claiming OTC medicines don't help. Just taking some extra cough medicines and Tylenol (acetaminophen) doses can lead to an acetaminophen overdose that can lead to kidney damage or failure, and death.
Can HIV be contracted from a sneeze or cough?
false
What cause false positive for amphetamines?
cough meds
Depressants are very similar to the effects of alcohol true or false?
Alcohol is a depressant
Do all medicines fight disease?
Theoretically the answer is yes. But many medicines are unnecessary, dangerous or false products.
When a cough occurs air rattles the vocal cords?
false
Which over the counter cold medicines can cause a false positive UA for Meth and how muchdo you have to take to cause the false positive?
Most cough products which contain decongestants (pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, synephrine, phenylpropanolamine) can cause false positives with methamphetamine drug triage tests. The amount necessary which could cause a false positive depends on the detection sensitivity of the specific analyzer being used (they have different detection thresholds).
True or false Alcohol is a good source of nutrition?
False
When you abuse alcohol your resistance to colds increases?
That is false.
Which products had many false claims that went too far?
Medicines.
