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GUAIFENESIN 400MG CAPLETS

GUAIFENESIN

Standard Dose
DIRECTIONS ADULTS AND CHILDREN 12 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TAKE 1 CAPLET EVERY 4 HOURS WITH A FULL GLASS OF WATER WHILE SYMPTOMS PERSIST. CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE DO NOT USE.
Max Dose
See official label
Primary Use
USES HELPS LOOSEN PHLEGM (MUCUS) AND THIN BRONCHIAL SECRETIONS TO RID THE BRONCHIAL PASSAGEWAY OF BOTHERSOME MUCUS.
Summary

Indications and usage USES HELPS LOOSEN PHLEGM (MUCUS) AND THIN BRONCHIAL SECRETIONS TO RID THE BRONCHIAL PASSAGEWAY OF BOTHERSOME MUCUS.

HELPS MAKE COUGHS MORE PRODUCTIVE Dosage and administration DIRECTIONS ADULTS AND CHILDREN 12 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TAKE 1 CAPLET EVERY 4 HOURS WITH A FULL GLASS OF WATER WHILE SYMPTOMS PERSIST.

Structured Monograph

Clinical summary

Indications and usage USES HELPS LOOSEN PHLEGM (MUCUS) AND THIN BRONCHIAL SECRETIONS TO RID THE BRONCHIAL PASSAGEWAY OF BOTHERSOME MUCUS. HELPS MAKE COUGHS MORE PRODUCTIVE Dosage and administration DIRECTIONS ADULTS AND CHILDREN 12 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TAKE 1 CAPLET EVERY 4 HOURS WITH A FULL GLASS OF WATER WHILE SYMPTOMS PERSIST. CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE DO NOT USE. Warnings and cautions WARNINGS ASK DOCTOR BEFORE USE IF YOU HAVE: PERSISTENT OR CHRONIC COUGH SUAH AS OCCURS WITH SMOKING, ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS OR EMPHASEMA (MUCUS) COUGH ACCOMPANIED BY EXCESSIVE PHLEGM WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT DO NOT EXCEED RECOMMENDED DOSAGE DO NOT USE FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS STOP USE AND ASK A DOCTOR IS COUGH LASTS FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS, RECURS, OR IS ACCOMPANIED BY FEVER, RASH, OR PERSISTENT HEADACHE. THESE COULD BE SIGNS OF A SERIOUS CONDITION. IF PREGNANT OR BREAST FEEDING, ASK A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL BEFORE USE.

Monitoring

  • WARNINGS ASK DOCTOR BEFORE USE IF YOU HAVE: PERSISTENT OR CHRONIC COUGH SUAH AS OCCURS WITH SMOKING, ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS OR EMPHASEMA (MUCUS) COUGH ACCOMPANIED BY EXCESSIVE PHLEGM WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT DO NOT EXCEED RECOMMENDED DOSAGE DO NOT USE FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS STOP USE AND ASK A DOCTOR IS COUGH LASTS FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS, RECURS, OR IS ACCOMPANIED BY FEVER, RASH, OR PERSISTENT HEADACHE.
  • THESE COULD BE SIGNS OF A SERIOUS CONDITION.
  • IF PREGNANT OR BREAST FEEDING, ASK A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL BEFORE USE.

Interaction Notes

  • Review official label interaction section.
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