Is Zarbee's Safe With Motrin Or Advil?

Hello and thank you for your question!

I'm sorry to hear your son isn't feeling well, although I'm happy to hear that Zarbee's cough syrup is helping with some of his symptoms.

Using Zarbee's Cough And Motrin Together

In terms of using Motrin (ibuprofen) to help reduce your son's fever, that is perfectly fine to use as Motrin has no known interaction with any of the ingredients in Zarbee's cough syrup products.

This applies to any drug that contains ibuprofen, including Advil and other generic over-the-counter ibuprofen products.

Zarbee's is also considered safe to use with Aleve (naproxen) as well.

What Is In Zarbee's Cough Syrup?

Zarbee's is a brand name, and there are several different Zarbee's cough products on the market. These products include:

• Zarbee's Children's Cough Syrup + Mucus
• Zarbee's Cough Syrup + Mucus & Immune
• Zarbee's Children's Cough Syrup
• Zarbee's Children's Nighttime Cough Syrup + Mucus
• Zarbee's Baby Cough Syrup
• Zarbee's Baby Cough Syrup + Mucus

As you can see, Zarbee's makes several different products, so there are many options for you to use.

In your question, you mentioned Zarbee's Children's Cough Syrup specifically.

This product contains (in addition to the inactive ingredients):

• Dark Honey
• Grapefruit Seed Extract

Dark honey is included in this product to help relieve cough symptoms.

Interestingly enough, multiple studies have shown that, in children, honey appears to be just as effective as Delsym (dextromethorphan). From one large Cochrane review study:

Moderate quality evidence suggests honey did not differ significantly from dextromethorphan in reducing cough frequency

So, if you are looking for a 'non-drug' option to treat your child's cough, a product with honey, like Zarbee's, is certainly a good option.

Grapefruit seed extract, which is also contained in Zarbee's Cough Syrup, is likely added to the product as it has a high level of antioxidants and can also help improve the absorption of certain nutrients.

Although grapefruit juice is fairly notorious for having several serious drug interactions (e.g. with 'statin' medications), it does not have a known interaction with Motrin (ibuprofen).

What About Other Zarbee's Products With Motrin?

As mentioned, there are plenty of other Zarbee's products out there, that contain different ingredients from what is included in their cough syrup. These ingredients include:

• African Geranium Root
• Ivy Leaf
• Melatonin
• Agave Syrup
• Zinc
• Pectin
• Elderberry

After thoroughly looking into each of these, there is no evidence that any of them interact with Motrin (ibuprofen).

You can feel safe using Zarbee's Cough Syrup, as well as other Zarbee's products, with Motrin (ibuprofen).