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Old 04-29-2008, 02:40 PM   #8
Trilby
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl View Post
Cough medicines would fit the bill of common and ineffective for example.
that is SO true. Why on earth do learned men and women tell patients to take OTC cough meds? For a cough med to be effective it needs to have a narcotic in it!
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