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Here are 4 types of active ingredients common to cold, flu and allergy medications.

DECONGESTANTS clear a stuffy nose.
EXPECTORANTS loosen and clear mucus and phlegm from the lungs.
COUGH SUPPRESSANTS suppress, or stop, a cough.
ANTIHISTAMINES dry up a runny nose and relieve allergy symptoms, like watery, itchy eyes.

Gerry has to give a presentation at work, but his dry cough makes it difficult to talk. Which medicine might help him?
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