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Guaifenesin (gwi fen' ə sin) (INN) or guaiphenesin (previous BAN) is an expectorant drug usually taken orally to assist the expectoration ("bringing up") of phlegm from the airways in intense respiratory tract contagions. These are sold under many brand names such as Humibid, Mucinex, Benylin & Robitussin, & it as well is involved around numbers of above-a-nonprescription cough and cold remedies.

Guaifenesin's molecular formula is HundredTennerHFourteenOTetrad, & its chemical title is Three-(Two- methoxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol. It was foremost approved per FDA in 1952.

Guaifenesin is likewise utilized in the experimental guaifenesin protocol in the treatment of fibromyalgia.

Robitussin
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Entex-LA
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