SciShow
How Does Cold Medicine Work?
The cold medicine you picked up at the store involves some cool chemistry to treat your symptoms. *Correction: This episode was written by Alison Caldwell.
SciShow
How Does Cold Medicine Work?
The cold medicine you picked up at the store involves some cool chemistry to treat your symptoms.
Professor Dave Explains
Antitussives: Halting the Coughing Reflex (Codeine, Dextromethorphan, Tessalon)
Coughing is a complex process that involves an initial response to an irritant, moves up to the medulla, and triggers the abdomen to constrict. Antitussives are a wide range of drugs that attempt to supress the cough response. How do...
Professor Dave Explains
Decongestants: Adrenergic Receptor Agonists
Congestion is triggered by an increase in blood flow to the vasculature of the nose, due to an upper respiratory infection, allergies, or other causes. A couple different types of drugs are commonly used to reduce the blood flow and,...