Item
Cough Syrup
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Treats the Flu condition — single-use respiratory medication. Standard cabinet stock.
Overview
Cough Syrup is the dedicated treatment for the Flu condition — single-use respiratory medication available from standard cabinet stock. Like other condition-specific treatment items (Bandages for Bleeding, Medicine for Headache, Medkit for Bruises), Cough Syrup has one job and does it cleanly. No off-label utility, no enemy interactions, no edge cases.
The Flu diagnosis is visual + behavioural — the patient displays respiratory distress cues (coughing animation, audio coughing sounds). Confirm the diagnosis before applying; wrong-treatment penalty applies if you misdiagnose and apply Cough Syrup to a patient with a different condition.
Video Guide
Effect & Mechanics
- Treats the Flu patient condition
- Single-use per application
- Standard cabinet stock — available from shift start
- No off-label utility documented
When to Use vs Skip
Pros
- ✓ Patient confirmed with Flu via visual/audio cues (coughing animation, coughing sounds)
- ✓ Standard treatment workflow once Flu diagnosis is confirmed
Cons
- ✗ Patient has a different respiratory condition (no specific Cough Syrup alternative documented yet)
- ✗ Patient has a non-respiratory condition — wrong-treatment penalty applies
At a Glance
At a Glance
- Cost
- Free (cabinet stock)
- Type
- treatment
- Available from
- Shift 1
- Uses
- 1 per application
How to Use This Item
Pull Cough Syrup from the standard treatment cabinet. Approach the Flu patient (confirmed via coughing animation and audio cues), apply. Condition resolves on application.
For team play: Cough Syrup has no special sharing or staging mechanics. Each player carries from cabinet as needed. Inventory expansion classes (Nurse, Head Nurse) can carry multiple Cough Syrups for shifts with multiple Flu patients in queue.
Diagnostic discipline: Flu is one of several respiratory-symptom conditions — confirm the specific Flu diagnosis before applying. Other respiratory presentations may need different treatments (specifics depend on the condition entry — see /wiki/conditions for the full diagnostic flow).
Patch History
No documented balance changes to Cough Syrup mechanics. Stable since launch.
Item Synergies
Frequently Asked Questions
- Flu. Single-condition item — suppresses cough and respiratory irritation.
- Standard treatment cabinet stock. Free to use, available from shift start.
- Visual + audio cues: coughing animation and coughing sounds from the patient. Confirm before applying — wrong-treatment penalty applies if the condition is something else.
- No off-label uses documented. Flu-specific treatment. Other respiratory conditions may need different items.
- No — treatment item only, no enemy or anomaly applications.
What condition does Cough Syrup treat?
Where do I get Cough Syrup?
How do I confirm a Flu diagnosis?
Can Cough Syrup treat other respiratory conditions?
Does Cough Syrup work on enemies?
A condition-locked treatment
Cough Syrup is the dedicated Flu treatment. Like most condition-specific items, it has no off-label use — no enemy counter, no event utility, no diagnostic application. The cabinet stocks it free during shifts where Flu patients queue.
Cabinet vs inventory carry
Most experienced players don't pre-load Cough Syrup; they fetch it from the room cabinet when the diagnosis lands. The reason is slot economy — pre-loading a single-condition item burns an inventory slot you could spend on a multi-use item (Maple Syrup, Coffee, Eye Drops). The fetch cost is small unless you're mid-ambulance-wave.
Sources: Sportskeeda items guide, Nerdschalk items guide.