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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 8%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
11 92%

Most commonly reported side effects

pain, legs kicking
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

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
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Guaifenesin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
9 39% Other: 39%
Course of treatment ended
5 22% Course of treatment ended: 22%
Did not seem to work
3 13% Did not seem to work: 13%
Side effects too severe
1 4% Side effects too severe: 4%
Not indicated
1 4% Not indicated: 4%

See all 19 patients who’ve stopped taking Guaifenesin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Guaifenesin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
4
9
9
26

Stopped Taking Guaifenesin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
2
4
4
3
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
9 75%
Usually
2 17%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 17%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
3 25%
Not at all
7 58%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 8%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
6 50%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.