cough drops

*I have this kid right now in class. He came up to me before the bell rang starting class and told me he thought he had the flu this weekend, he was coughing a lot- but that he has cough drops.   I said ok and sat him down. He then came up to ask me how many cough drops were too many? And is it okay to take them right after another. I said I didn’t think that was a good idea- only take them when needed. He assured me that he needed them all the time. He then asked what would happen if he took too many? I told him I thought he would get a stomach ache for taking medicine on an empty stomach. I then told him to sit down. He came up for the third time and mentioned that he looked at his hand and thought it looked a little white, what did I think. I told him he looked normal and to sit down.  Sigh.