# OTC cough preparations

Alcohol-free liquid or tablet cough preparations in the FS-ARN list.

Population: Adult & pediatric scope. Scope: FS-ARN.
Status: published. Source-linked OCEMS summary.
Summary updated: 2026-09-16.
Source checked: 2026-09-16.
Source version: See linked source for document dates and scope restrictions..
Canonical page: https://www.ocmedic.com/guides/cough-products/
Official source: [SO-F-02 — Over the Counter (OTC) Medications](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/hca/files/import/data/files/60122.pdf)

Independent OC Medic summary. Does not replace the complete policy, current system notices, or clinical judgment.

## Scope & authority

- FS-ARN scope only; this listing is not a general ALS/BLS administration order.
- SO-F-02 supplies no pediatric field regimen.

## Source documents

- [SO-F-02 — Over the Counter (OTC) Medications](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/hca/files/import/data/files/60122.pdf)

## Adult / adolescent

- SO-F-02 permits an authorized Fire Service RN to maintain this listed OTC product/category while functioning in the fire-service role. It is made available to firefighting personnel without a known allergy to the product.
- The source directs use for the indications and at the doses on the actual container. It does not publish a universal EMS dose for this product. Eligible personnel obtain the medication from its container without assistance.

## Pediatric

- SO-F-02 is an adult/adolescent fire-service personnel program, not a pediatric 9-1-1 standing order. No pediatric dose or administration authority is established by this source.
- Do not convert a package’s consumer pediatric directions into OCEMS field authority. Use an applicable pediatric standing order or medical direction for a child requiring care.

## Pediatric dosing availability

- SO-F-02 supplies no pediatric 9-1-1 dosing or administration authority. This page does not add consumer pediatric doses.
| Weight | OCEMS pediatric dose |
| --- | --- |
| Any weight | No general pediatric dose under the cited source; follow the applicable order / medical direction. |

## Use, monitoring & documentation

- Identify the exact product, active ingredients, strength, and label before use; products in a named OTC category can have different formulations.
- Follow the product’s labeled indications, exclusions, dose, and interval within the authorized program. The absence of an EMS numerical dose here is intentional: SO-F-02 delegates those details to the product label.