2006-11-07 11:09:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Alcohol appears in varying amounts in hundreds of liquid preparations, both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. A lot of these are cough and cold medications taken by all members of the family. While this is not a cause for alarm--the alcohol serves a useful purpose--it is something consumers should be aware of, for there are times when even a little alcohol in a drug could have serious consequences--especially for youngsters.
Patent medicines (as OTC drugs--often sold at traveling medicine shows--used to be called) were liberally laced with alcohol and narcotics. Manufacturers patented the distinctive shape of the bottle but not the contents, thus avoiding a revelation of their secret formulas.
Read these articles:
"Alcohol in medicines".
http://www.madaus.de/madaus/183.0.html
"What's that alcohol doing in my medicine"
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1370/is_v18/ai_3500489/print
"Harmful Interactions"
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Medicine/medicine.htm
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Medicine/Harmful_Interactions.pdf
"Medicinal Alcohol"
http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/2/73.pdf
2006-11-07 11:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many cold medicines contain alcohol.
2006-11-07 19:10:38 · answer #2 · answered by polloloco.rb67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most liquid medicines contain alcohol especially home made remedies.
2006-11-07 19:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by sweetpea 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cough syurps, some throat lozengers.also if you ever have to take a sugar test (urine) it can cause your sugar levels to rise. Vitamin a is a natural antibiotic. take every day no need for doctors.
2006-11-07 21:05:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cough syrup
2006-11-07 19:10:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NyQuil has alot
2006-11-07 19:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by chelster 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most all cough syrups have it!!!!
2006-11-07 19:10:54 · answer #7 · answered by justmedrt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋