Pharmacologic Substance
antitussive agent
an·ti·tus·sive a·gent
Subclass of:
Central Nervous System Agents; Respiratory System Agents
Definitions related to antitussive agents:
  • Any substance that is capable of relieving or suppressing coughing.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Agents that suppress cough. They act centrally on the medullary cough center. EXPECTORANTS, also used in the treatment of cough, act locally.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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