Substance · official US FDA label
Guaïfénésine (guaifenesin)
17 medicines listed on Vimpia contain it, alone or combined. Below, the official US FDA label for guaifenesin, unchanged.
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The official US FDA label for guaifenesin, effective September 9, 2026, describes products sold in the United States. The medicine sold in DR Congo may differ in strength, form or approved uses: ask a pharmacist or a doctor.
Official US FDA label for guaifenesin
Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. The full label on DailyMed.
Uses
USE(S) helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to rid the bronchial passageways of bothersome mucus and make coughs more productive
Dosage
US dosage, for products sold in the United States. For a medicine bought in DR Congo, follow its box, its leaflet or your pharmacist.
DIRECTIONS do not crush, chew, or break tablet take with a full glass of water this product can be administered without regard for the timing of meals adults and children 12 years of age and over: 1 tablet every 12 hour. Do not exceed 2 tablets in 24 hours. children under 12 years of age: do not use
Warnings and precautions
WARNING .
Medicines that contain it
Names as they are sold. A medicine without an English page links to its French page.
- VICKS EXPECTORANT GUAIFENESINE 1,33 % ADULTES MIEL, sirop
- Alltoux 50 mg / 50 mg / 1.25 mg / 2.5 mg par 5ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Broxol 15 mg/ 50 mg / 1,5 mg/ 2 mg / 1 mg par 5ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Brozelin 30mg/2mg/50mg/1mg par 5ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Buthol 8mg/1mg/100mg/ 1mg par 5 ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Cesakrol Plus 15 mg/ 50 mg/ 2,5 mg/ 1 mg par 5 ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Guamen 1.25 mg/50 mg/15 mg/2.5 mg par 5ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Kaptol Bébé 0,050 g/0,150 g/0,030 g, suppositoire (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Kaptol Bébés 0.050 g/0.150 g/0.030 g, suppositoire (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Kaptol Enfants 0.08g/0.25g/0.10g/0.048 g, suppositoire (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Kofsil BP 15 mg/ 1.25 mg,/ 50 mg/ 1.1 mg par 5 ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Kofurex 4mg/2mg/100mg/1mg par 5ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Mucoril Expectorant 2 mg/ 4 m/100 mg/ 1 mg, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- PULMOFLUIDE SIMPLE, solution buvable (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Touxil 125 mg/2 mg /50 mg par 5 ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Unikof 1,25 mg /15 mg/50 mg/2 mg par 5ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Vifex 1 mg/2 mg/50 mg par 5ml, sirop (in French)
Combined with other substances
Sources
- ●Labels: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA (public domain). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. DailyMed.
- ●English names of substances: RxNorm, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ●Marketing authorizations: register of the ACOREP, DR Congo.
- ●Essential medicines: national list of essential medicines of DR Congo (LNME).
- ●Composition: public medicines database of France (BDPM), ANSM, open licence.
Public information, for reference only: it does not replace the advice of a pharmacist or a doctor. Vimpia writes nothing about how to use a medicine and translates nothing: the label is the US FDA's, unchanged; names, composition and authorizations come from the official sources above.