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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

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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, nonprescription products alone, and in combination with other nonprescription drugs, to treat symptoms of allergy, colds, and upper respiratory infections.

Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, and Foods
In some cases, a herb or supplement may appear in more than one category, which may seem contradictory. For clarification, read the full article for details about the summarized interactions.

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.