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Guaifenesin Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Mucinex, Robitussin, Organidin NR
See also:
Guatuss DM Syrup, Polyvent, Robitussin-DM
What is Guaifenesin? 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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 37 | 28% |
| Fibromyalgia | 14 | 10% |
| Excess mucus | 12 | 9% |
| Excess saliva | 7 | 5% |
| Sinusitis | 7 | 5% |
| General health | 7 | 5% |
| Chest congestion | 6 | 4% |
| disease-related symptoms | 6 | 4% |
| Cough | 2 | 1% |
| Emotional lability | 2 | 1% |
Other treatments patients are taking for Other include Walking Stick/Cane, MRI, and Levothyroxine.
| 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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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Guaifenesin or how long patients were taking Guaifenesin before stopping.
Currently Taking Guaifenesin
Stopped Taking Guaifenesin
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 11 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 67% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 33% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 11 |
Summary results are based on 11 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 11)
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- rdc59
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: severe
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
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by rdc59
Jan 01, 2009
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Excess mucus
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- Korikat
- Sex: F
- Pain: Little
- Fatigue: Some
- Sleep: Some
- Stiffness: Most
- function: Most
- external_stress: Little
- Stickman: some
- Description:F25y
- FM:?y
- See profile
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by Korikat
Mar 07, 2009
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.