Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. issued a voluntary recall for more than 10,000 cases of honey cough syrup on June 17.

Need something to stop that cough? Learn more from WebMD about the ingredients and purposes of the various types of cough syrup and cough medicine so you get the right treatment.

Medically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DO The "best" cough medicine is ultimately based on the type of cough you have, as well as evaluation of possible side effects. The three main types of over ...

Ambroxol is commonly used as an expectorant in cough syrup, helping thin out mucus so people with respiratory illnesses can ...

The drug is Ambroxol. It’s been used for decades to treat respiratory ailments by thinning mucus and easing coughs. But now, ...

Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup, a children's cough syrup, was recalled because of microbial contamination and loss of shelf-stability. This Kids' Cough Syrup Was Recalled. These Are the ...

Writing in The New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Ashley Woodcock and Jaclyn A. Smith estimated that chronic cough affects “as much as 12 percent of the general population.”It affects more ...