Editing Elixir (section)

=== Medicated elixirs ===
These include:
* [[antihistaminic]] elixirs used against [[allergy]], such as [[chlorpheniramine maleate]] (USP) or [[diphenhydramine HCl]]
* [[sedative]] and [[hypnotic]] elixirs, the former to induce drowsiness, the latter to induce sleep
*pediatric elixirs such as [[chloral hydrate]]
*[[expectorant]] elixirs used to facilitate [[productive cough]] (i.e. cough with [[sputum]]), such as [[terpin hydrate]]