Figure 1.
Treatment pyramid for the management of cough in patients with lung cancer.1(e.g. Benylin tickly coughs; Lemsip cough dry). 2(e.g. Actifed dry coughs; Meltus dry coughs; Benylin cough & congestion; Benylin dry coughs; Day & Night Nurse-also includes pholcodine-; Night Nurse; Vicks cold & flu care medinite complete syrup; Robitussin for dry coughs oral or soft pastilles). Dextromethorphan is in variable concentrations in each of these preparations, containing 6.5-11.5 mg/ml. *Not available in the UK and some other countries. #Not recommended, but to consider if everything else has failed.