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 Chesty Cough®,
Robitussin®, Tixylix Chesty Cough®, Venos Expectorant®, Venos for Dry
Coughs®, Vicks Vaposyrup Chesty Cough®
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.
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