WREN Study: Excessive Use of Menthol Cough Drops Could Actually Increase Coughs
It started with a Green Bay doctor’s observation: his patients generally didn’t mention cough-drop use when he asked about over-the-counter remedies they used. Inspired by that observation, a new study of more than 500 patients has shown that too many cough drops – especially those containing menthol – may actually make coughs more severe. The …