Most Popular Brands: Mucinex, Robitussin, Organidin NR
See also: Guatuss DM Syrup, Polyvent, Robitussin-DM
Guaifenesin is an expectorant drug used to thin mucus in the airways to make it easier to cough. It is also a mildly uricosuric medication and is thought to remedy some time of chemical imbalance in the body that is causing the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Other | 36 |
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3 | |||
| Fibromyalgia | 17 |
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| Excess mucus | 13 |
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2 | |||
| Excess saliva | 8 |
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1 | ||||
| Sinusitis | 8 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 7 | 0 |
See all 110 patients currently taking Guaifenesin
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Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Guaifenesin. See all 43 dosages ►
| 1000mg as needed | 100mg/5mL as needed | 200mg/5mL as needed | 200 mg as needed | 200mg as needed | 2 as needed | 2tbs. as needed | 2 x 100 mg/5 mL as needed | 3 400mg as needed | 400 mg as needed | 400mg as needed | 420mg as needed | 4tbs. as needed | 600mg as needed | as needed | daily | 1 tbs. daily | 2 daily | 2 tbs. daily | 4 tbs. daily | 6 tbs. daily | 6 tps. daily | 10 mg daily | 30 mg daily | 400 mg weekly | 100 mg/5 mL daily | 100 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 4 x 50 mg/5 mL daily | 300 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 4 x 100 mg/5 mL daily | 600 daily | 600 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1400 mg daily | 1600 mg daily | 1800 mg daily | 2000 mg daily | 20 x 100 mg/5 mL daily | 2400 mg daily | ||
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Other
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9 | 39% |
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Course of treatment ended
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5 | 22% |
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Did not seem to work
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3 | 13% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 4% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 4% |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.