Guaifenesin

Also indexed as: Balminil Expectorant, Benylin Children’s Chesty Coughs, Benylin E, Boots Child Sugar Free Chesty Cough Syrup, Breonesin, Calmylin Expectorant, Do-Do Expectorant, Famel Expectorant, Fenesin, GG-Sen, Guaiphenesin, Guiatuss, Humibid, Jackson’s All Fours, Junior Meltus Expectorant, Lemsip Chesty Cough, Liqufruta Garlic, Meltus Expectorant, Meltus Honey and Lemon, Methoxypropanediol, Methphenoxydiol, Muco-Fen, Nirolex Chesty Cough Linctus, Nurse Sykes Balsam, Organidin NR, Phanasin, Robitussin, Robitussin Chesty Cough, Tixylix Chesty Cough, Venos Expectorant, Venos for Dry Coughs, Vicks Vaposyrup Chesty Cough

Combination drugs: Ami-Tex LA, Entex LA, Primatene Dual Action, Robitussin AC, Robitussin CF, Robitussin DM

Guaifenesin is a drug that reduces the thickness and stickiness of mucus. It is used for short-term relief of dry, nonproductive cough and mucus in the breathing passages. Guaifenesin is available in prescription products, non-prescription products alone, and in combination with other non-prescription drugs, to treat symptoms of allergy, colds, and upper respiratory infections.

Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, and Foods
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Depletion or interference	None known
Side effect reduction/prevention	None known
Supportive interaction	None known
Reduced drug absorption/bioavailability	None known
Adverse interaction	None known

An asterisk (*) next to an item in the summary indicates that the interaction is supported only by weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.

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2007-09-01

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