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What is dextromethorphan-guaifenesin?

The combination of dextromethorphan and guaifenesin is used to temporarily relief cough due to minor throat or lung irritation. The ingredients help loosen phlegm, or mucus, in the bronchial pathways to make coughing more productive.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Dry cough 1 1 Efficacy_major
Cough 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking dextromethorphan-guaifenesin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 67%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking dextromethorphan-guaifenesin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Stopped Taking dextromethorphan-guaifenesin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of dextromethorphan-guaifenesin

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of dextromethorphan-guaifenesin

Very
 1 50%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of dextromethorphan-guaifenesin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.