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Definition of "guaifenesin" [guaifenesin]

  • Glyceryl guaiacolate, an expectorant drug used to assist the expectoration of phlegm from the airways in acute respiratory tract infections. (noun)

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Use "guaifenesin" in a sentence
  • "The Food and Drug Administration stressed that the expectorant, extended-release guaifenesin, is not dangerous."
  • "The "maybes" surrounding Robitussin start with an ingredient called guaifenesin, a tree-bark extract first discovered by the native population of the Bahamas to work as a natural expectorant, thinning the mucus in the lungs and making it easier to breathe."
  • "In 2004, Goldenberg et al published results from an extensive literature search of fibromyalgia treatment trials and found no evidence for efficacy of opioids, corticosteroids, NSAIDs, benzodiazepines and nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics, melatonin, calcitonin, thyroid hormone, guaifenesin, dehydroepiandrosterone or magnesium."