medicine

[jimmy324]

hi the doctor put  my husband on pholcodine 5mg linctus and told him it wasent his asthma that was making him cough but he is still coughing  do you think he is right ? thanks ... mary

[ChitChatNine]

Mary, pls. keep in touch my thoughts are with you.

C~

[jimmy324]

thank you all .sad to say that jimmys sister died last night and his asthma is bad need to take him to the hospital thank you all .... mary

[ChitChatNine]

Welcome to our community and pls. let us know how your husband is doing.

C~

[jimmy324]

thank you so very much for your help ... mary

[Dr_Subir]

If your husband's cough is dry i.e. without significant expectoration, then your doctor is right in prescribing pholcodine.