What medicine should I take if I have coughing symptoms in Korea? Let’s focus on over-the-counter medications. I will write down the brand name as well, but the brand stocked at the pharmacy you visit may be different.
Type of Cough medicine
There are differences in the products handled by each pharmacy.
Multi-ingredient cough and sputum medication
Product Name: cough-s-tab
ingredient : ammonium chloride, chlorpheniramine, dextromethrophan, methylephedrine
Cough phlegm medicine in pill form. Includes antihistamines and centrally acting antitussives.
Product Name: bask long F cap
ingredient : carbinoxamine, dextromethrophan, methylephedrine, noscapine, guaiacolsulfonate
Includes antihistamines, central cough suppressants, and drugs with bronchodilator effects.
Oriental-medicine cough medicine
Product Name: Younggaksan
which is made of plant materials including Gilgyeong (plantycodon root), can be applied to relieve cough phlegm and inflammation. It is made of powder or granules, so you can feel the effect quickly by giving a physical sensation to the throat.
Product Name: Eunkyosan
There is ‘Eunkyosan’, an herbal preparation similar to Younggaksan. – include plantycodon root and forsythia fruit. Because Eunkyosan is the name of a regimen rather than a brand name, there may be many different types of medicine.
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Adverse reaction and precaution
Possible side effects of drowsiness.(antihistamines) Side effects vary depending on the drug.
How should I say it?
You can mention ingredients and features, or even mention a specific brand name.
I have a severe cough and fever.
- 기침이 심하고 열이 나요.
I’m looking for cough medicine.
- 기침약을 찾고 있어요.
I have a lot of sputum and a cough.
- 가래가 심하고 기침이 나요.