Expectorant for Children

I'd ask my pharmacist. They would be able to tell you.

Your doctor or pharmacist can help you with this.
Robitussin or Mucinex are what we use.

If you can teach him to swallow a caplet (mucinex has them), those are likely to have less sugar/flavoring as compared with the liquid forms.

What does your doctor recommend? I would go with that.
I would assume a bit of exposure to trace chemicals is by FAR less damaging than major breathing complications, no?

I don't think it will hurt him. Ask your doctor if you are unsure.

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There isn't enough of those things in the otc med to bother anyone. I have horrible reactions to artificial sweeteners. I get migraines so bad I can't hold my head up. I don't have a single side effect from Walmart brand Tussin. It's about $.88 per bottle, compared to Musinex..same size bottle and exact same ingredients for $12 and up.

If you are really having to dose him enough that the inert ingredients are putting him at risk then I'd like to suggest that you get a prescription med/expectorant and also add a breathing treatment administered by use of a home nebulizer.

The nebulizer med has sterile water in it to help the Albuterol or Xophenex turn into mist. The sterile water also helps the goo in the lungs to be moister and easier to get up and out.

Combined with Tussin the use of the nebulizer should keep him lungs open and the goo runny enough he can cough it up and out and not need to over medicate with the Tussin alone.