Use the dosing syringe provided, or use a medicine dose-measuring device not a kitchen spoon. To use guaifenesin granules, pour out the entire packet onto your tongue and swallow without chewing. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 7 days, or if you have a fever, rash, or headaches.
This medicine can affect the results of certain medical tests. Tell any doctor who treats you that you are using guaifenesin. Since cough or cold medicine is used when needed, you may not be on a dosing schedule. Skip any missed dose if it's almost time for your next dose.
Do not use two doses at one time. Health Topics. Health Tools. Mucinex Guaifenesin. Generic Name: Guaifenesin. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:.
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
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Do not give guaifenesin products that are made for adults to children. Before you give a guaifenesin product to a child, check the package label to find out how much medication the child should receive.
Give the dose that matches the child's age on the chart. Ask the child's doctor if you don't know how much medication to give the child. If you are taking the liquid, do not use a household spoon to measure your dose.
Use the measuring spoon or cup that came with the medication or use a spoon made especially for measuring medication. Swallow the extended-release tablets whole with a full glass of water. Do not break, crush, or chew them. If you are taking the dissolving granules, empty the entire contents of the packet onto your tongue and swallow.
If your symptoms do not improve within 7 days or if you also have a high fever, a rash, or a headache that does not go away, call your doctor. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Guaifenesin is usually taken as needed. If your doctor has told you to take guaifenesin regularly, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it.
However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. Dextromethorphan and guaifenesin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. Do not use this medicine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days.
A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine. This medicine may contain phenylalanine. Check the medication label if you have phenylketonuria PKU. Use exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Cold or cough medicine is only for short-term use until your symptoms clear up. Always follow directions on the medicine label about giving cough or cold medicine to a child.
Do not use the medicine only to make a child sleepy. Death can occur from the misuse of cough or cold medicines in very young children. Measure liquid medicine carefully. Use the dosing syringe provided, or use a medicine dose-measuring device not a kitchen spoon. Drink extra fluids to help loosen the congestion and lubricate your throat while you are taking this medicine. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 7 days, or if you have a fever, rash, or headaches.
If you need to have any type of surgery, tell the surgeon ahead of time if you have taken this medicine within the past few days. Since dextromethorphan and guaifenesin is used when needed, you may not be on a dosing schedule. Skip any missed dose if it's almost time for your next dose.
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