 [ Symptoms ] what is the best over the counter cough medicen to take while taking tamiflu  tamiflu is helping it seems but i am still coughing and i am sore from the cough is there a really good cough med that will make it easier to rest [ Disease ] there are two types of cough medicines expectorants that cause you to cough and suppressants that quiet a cough i am assuming you desire a suppressant and something over the counter so one with dextromethorphan like delsym would probably be the most helpful