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Antitussive vs Pholcodine - What's the difference?

antitussive | pholcodine |

As nouns the difference between antitussive and pholcodine

is that antitussive is (pharmacology) a cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing while pholcodine is (pharmaceutical drug) a particular narcotic antitussive.

As an adjective antitussive

is (pharmacology) having cough suppressant abilities.

antitussive

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.

    • pholcodine

    English

    (wikipedia pholcodine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A particular narcotic antitussive.