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  Guaifenesin Price Info
Guaifenesin is a common component of many cold and cough remedies that helps loosen and liquefy mucous.
Guaifenesin is a safe medication that may even be used by children.
Guaifenesin is an FDA-approved medication used to treat respiratory illnesses like coughs and colds, although it is not on the FDA approved list to treat fibromyalgia.
www.guaifenesin.ws   (297 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Drug Information: Guaifenesin (Systemic)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Guaifenesin (gwye-FEN-e-sin) is used to help coughs caused by colds or similar illnesses clear mucus or phlegm (pronounced flem) from the chest.
Also, guaifenesin should not be given to children younger than 2 years of age unless you are directed to do so by your doctor.
Although there is no specific information comparing use of guaifenesin in the elderly with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202270.html   (975 words)

  
 Article: Guaifenesin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Guaifenesin is an exportant capable of increasing respiratory tract fluid.
Each woman was treated with 200mg guaifenesin orally three times daily from day 5 to her temperature rise in either the commonly available antitussive elixir form or in capsule form.
Response to guaifenesin as reflected by postcoital evaluation was scored as "no improvement" (no motile sperm), "marked improvement" (at least 3 to 5 sperm per high-powered field with good linear progressive motion), or "slight improvement" (some motile sperm but a number or quality of motility inferior to standards set for the "marked improvement" category).
www.sharedjourney.com /articles/guaf.html   (869 words)

  
 Guaifenesin protocol -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
This theory posits that fibromyalgia is an (A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically) inherited disorder, and that phosphate build up in cells is gradual (but can be accelerated by (An emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects) trauma or (Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism) illness).
The treatment was discovered serendipitously when the physician found that uricosuric drugs for treating (A painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints) gout also coincided with relief of fibromyalgia symptoms.
Since guaifenesin is mildly uricosuric but has fewer side effects than standard uricosuric drugs, Dr. Armand began to study whether guafenesin might relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Gu/Guaifenesin_protocol.htm   (681 words)

  
 Guaifenesin Treatment
Guaifenesin, a drug used to liquefy mucus, is mildly uricosuric.
The required dosage of guaifenesin is determined by patient response.
Guaifenesin has been used for over twenty years; has no significant, listed side effects; and is safe for children.
www.vulvarpainfoundation.org /guaifenesin_treatment.htm   (811 words)

  
 Guaifenesin
Guaifenesin (pronounced like "Gwhy-fen-es-in"), is a medication often used to loosen phlegm and mucus in lungs.
Guaifenesin (pronounced like "Gwhy-fenesin"), is an over-the-counter (OTC) medication usually used to loosen phlegm and mucous in lungs and helps you to cough it up.
During guaifenesin treatment, previous symptoms may be relived by the patient--physical and emotional--often in a reverse of their first occurrence.
www.geocities.com /SoHo/Gallery/6412/guaifen.htm   (3367 words)

  
 Guaifenesin as Cough Suppressant?
Guaifenesin, a component of many cough and cold preparations, is commonly labeled a cough expectorant because it increases sputum volume and decreases sputum viscosity.
An empiric trial of guaifenesin, then, would be indicated for someone who has a viral URI accompanied by severe or frequent cough.
Although it is not known why guaifenesin inhibits cough, Dr. Dicpinigaitis suggested that the agent could work peripherally in the airways, by hydrating airway mucus so that it shields the cough receptors from cough-inducing irritants.
www.pulmonaryreviews.com /feb04/pr_feb04_guaifenesin.html   (404 words)

  
 Guaifenesin
Guaifenesin is used to reduce chest congestion caused by the common cold, infections, or allergies.
Guaifenesin is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether guaifenesin will harm an unborn baby.
Guaifenesin has not been approved by the FDA for use by children younger than 2 years of age.
www.drugs.com /guaifenesin.html   (991 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions about the Guaifenesin Protocol
Is it the guaifenesin or the FMS causing the rash?
So the guaifenesin itself will not cause weight loss, but a cessation or decrease in intensity of FMS symptoms may. Also, medications some doctors prescribe for FMS can cause weight gain, but weight gain is so common in fibromyalgia that it may occur whether or not drugs are used.
Guaifenesin is not a cure for FMS and will work only while you are taking it, like all medications that control something, like blood pressure, or blood sugar, or thyroid medications.
www.psha-inc.com /guai-support/sf/FAQ-GuaiTreatment.htm   (13447 words)

  
 Fibromyalgia Information Guaifenesin
Guaifenesin (pronounced like "Gwhy-fenesin"), is an over-thecounter (OTC) medication usually used to loosen phlegm and mucous in lungs and helps you to cough it up.
Guaifenesin dosage is generally raised 300 mgs a day at a time, after 10 days at lower dose or symptoms of reversal ease.
They are from the toxins and waste being released by the guaifenesin, and are a good sign, although it won't feel like it at the time.
fibromyalgia.ncf.ca /dsguai.htm   (935 words)

  
 Organidin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Guaifenesin (oral) - RxList Monographs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
It is a white or slightly gray crystalline substance with a slightly bitter aromatic taste.
Guaifenesin is readily absorbed from the GI tract and is rapidly metabolized and excreted in the urine.
Guaifenesin has a plasma half- life of one hour.
www.rxlist.com /cgi/generic2/guaifen.htm   (288 words)

  
 Experimental drug treatment: Guaifenesin for Fibromyalgia
Guaifenesin (guai) treatment flushes metabolic debris out of the body, and while this occurs, your pain will probably increase temporarily.
You may also have a burnt taste in your mouth, pimples, gunky eyes, an acidy smelling perspiration unique to guaifenesin reversal (fortunately), burning on urination (excess phosphates are excreted as phosphoric acid), bladder infections, and very strong smelling urine.
As the guaifenesin releases some of the wastes, the matrix loosens and more wastes are released into the bloodstream.
www.sover.net /~devstar/phguai.htm   (2160 words)

  
 guaifenesin (Humibid, Humibid LA, Robitussin, Organidin NR, Fenesin, Mucinex) - drug class, medical uses, medication ...
Guaifenesin was first approved by the FDA in 1952.
PRESCRIBED FOR: Guaifenesin is used for the treatment of cough associated with colds and minor upper respiratory tract infections.
Thus, guaifenesin should be used in pregnancy only if the physician feels that the potential benefits outweigh the potential and unknown risks.
www.medicinenet.com /guaifenesin/article.htm   (446 words)

  
 Sep 2000: Guaifenesin In Your Mini Thins (pg 2)
Guaifenesin does not seem to interfere with the absorption of theophylline (6), which is similar to caffeine.
Guaifenesin has been found to slightly reduce the bioavailability of dyphylline (8), however, the reduction was small and the dyphylline-guaifenesin combination was considered bioequivalent.
Adults and adolescents who take guaifenesin as an expectorant are directed to take between 200 and 400 mg every four hours with a maximum dose of 2400 mg per day (1-BK).
www.drumlib.com /dp/000015A.htm   (1014 words)

  
 Guaifenesin
Guaifenesin thins the mucus in the air passages and makes it easier to cough up the mucus and clear the airways, allowing you to breathe more easily.
Guaifenesin comes as a regular and extended-release (long-acting) tablet and capsule and liquid to take by mouth.
Guaifenesin comes alone and in combination with antihistamines, cough suppressants, and decongestants.
www.safemedication.com /displaydrug.cfm?id=682494   (471 words)

  
 Sep 2000: Guaifenesin In Your Mini Thins (pg 1)
Guaifenesin (pronounced gwhy-FEN-eh-sin) is an expectorant commonly found in cough syrups, tablets, etc. Its trade name is Robitussin.
Guaifenesin is phenol derivative with a molecular weight of 198.22.
Guaifenesin can falsely elevate the results of laboratory tests for vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), which is the main urinary metabolite of catecholamines (adrenaline and noradrenaline).
www.drumlib.com /dp/000015.htm   (716 words)

  
 GUAIFENESIN AND YOU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Guaifenesin is a medicine that is used in all sorts of respiratory conditions.
At the present time, the only products available in which guaifenesin is the only ingredient are a 12-hour product, Mucinex (600 mg), and guaifenesin syrup, (Robitussin or a generic equivalent), which has 100 mg/tsp and may be used up to every four to six hours.
Guaifenesin will still be available by prescription in a 12-hour form when it is paired with a decongestant, pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine.
www.caminomedical.org /handouts/guaifenesin.html   (263 words)

  
 Information on Guifenesin
Guaifenesin (guai) is usually an ingredient in cold preparations.
You may be sore in the crease between your buttocks and in the perineal area and need to use a protective ointment or cream.
Guaifenesin therapy seems to result in remission of symptoms for many people.
www.sover.net /~devstar/guai.htm   (1212 words)

  
 FMS and Guaifenesin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Guaifenesin is not a cure, but can reverse the disease and bring about remission of symptoms.
Beginning guaifenesin means that you can have hope that the future is going to be better.
Using guaifenesin with undenatured whey protein is an increasingly popular combination, and I'm now giving it a try.
www.akaharry.freeserve.co.uk /fibroandguai/fibroandguaipage.htm   (297 words)

  
 Guaifenesin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Guaifenesin is classified as an expectorant; that is, it is designed to reduce the thickness of mucus and phlegm, making it easier to cough up and out of the lungs and so improve breathing.
Guaifenesin is not a cough suppressant, and despite its popularity and its FDA approval as an expectorant, there is little scientific evidence that it is truly effective at reducing the thickness of mucus.
Guaifenesin is present in numerous nonprescription cough and cold remedies, so ask your pharmacist if you are unsure whether a product you are buying contains it.
www.wholehealthmd.com /refshelf/drugs_view/1,1524,289,00.html   (582 words)

  
 FertilityPlus: Robitussin for Fertility FAQ
Many women try taking guaifenesin after noting little or no egg white (stretchy) cervical mucus while charting their fertility signals, but clinically it is diagnosed when a doctor checks mucus one or two days before ovulation in what is usually referred to as a post-coital test.
Guaifenesin doesn't actually create mucus, it only thins what is already there.
It is possible that men with thick semen may benefit from guaifenesin in the same manner it helps with cervical mucus in women.
www.fertilityplus.org /faq/cm.html   (1161 words)

  
 Guaifenesin for Fibromyalgia?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Guaifenesin is an ingredient used in many cough syrups to loosen mucus in the respiratory tract.
Amand found that guaifenesin seems to relieve fibromyalgia symptoms, theoretically by ridding muscles, tendons, joints, and other tissues of harmful calcium phosphate deposits believed to be caused by a defect in kidney function.
Still, guaifenesin enthusiasts took Dr. Bennett and his team to task for conducting a "flawed" study because participants may have used cosmetics and other topical products that contain salicylates (also found in aspirin), which, they say, interfere with guaifenesin functioning.
www.drweil.com /u/QA/QA10031   (480 words)

  
 Guaifenesin - Drugs & Vitamins - Drug Library - DrugDigest
It is not intended to treat chronic cough caused by smoking, asthma, emphysema, heart failure, or problems in which there is a large amount of phlegm.
Generic guaifenesin is available as prescription or non-prescription capsules, extended-release capsules, tablets, extended-release tablets, and oral liquids.
If you are taking guaifenesin on a regular schedule and miss a dose, take it as soon as you can.
www.drugdigest.org /DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,306|Guaifenesin,00.html   (664 words)

  
 guaifenesin and phenylpropanolamine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Guaifenesin and phenylpropanolamine is used to treat the symptoms of the common cold and of infections of the sinuses, lungs, and throat.
Guaifenesin and phenylpropanolamine is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether guaifenesin and phenylpropanolamine will harm an unborn baby.
Symptoms of a guaifenesin and phenylpropanolamine overdose include vomiting, high blood pressure (headache, redness of face, blurred vision), an irregular heartbeat, and numbness of the fingers or toes.
www.envisionrx.com /HTMLICONS/D03382A1.htm   (1003 words)

  
 Guaifenesin.com
This site is a part of the guaifenesin protocol support and education effort.
Guaifenesin is currently being used to treat what we call, the DD (damn disease).
Get a copy of our guaifenesin info sheet for a summary of the most current information available.
guaifenesin.com /home.htm   (750 words)

  
 Fibromyalgia Treatment Center / Guaifenesin Protocol
We now use guaifenesin for fibromyalgia because it has no side effects and is even safe for children.
Single ingredient guaifenesin has no side effects (rarely mild, but transient nausea) and no known drug interactions.
Though they do not block, we do not agree with the use of codeine, hydrocodone, oxycontin, morphine, and methadone that are frequently used to control pain at the cost of eventual addiction, something hardly acceptable when dealing with a chronic illness.
www.fibromyalgiatreatment.com /GuaiProtocol.htm   (2512 words)

  
 The Role of Guaifenesin in Fibromyalgia.
Guaifenesin has known neurological effects, but most doctors are unaware of this, because it is no longer used in humans for this effect.
Guaifenesin was being used as an expectorant, well before propanediols were discovered, as it can be derived from the bark of the guaiac tree.
However, patients on the guaifenesin treatment, are told that no special diet is required, as "the liver adds glycine to the small amount of salicylates contained in food plants, and this process prevents guaifenesin from blocking." Instead, they are only told to avoid supplements and topical sources of salicylates.
web.mit.edu /london/www/guai.html   (13898 words)

  
 Guaifenesin as a treatment for Fibromyalgia
Amand and the use of guaifenesin as a treatment to relieve pain and reduce the amount of chronic unrelaxed muscle tissue.
Three of my clients are currently using guaifenesin (at different dose rates) to manage their symptoms and regain active, happy and productive lifestyles.
Guaifenesin is used in over the counter decongestants as a bronchial dilator, but your client will need to get a doctor's prescription for it in tablet form that is strong enough to effect the FMS.
www.earthspirittx.com /fibromyalgia.html   (1023 words)

  
 Guaifenesin Drug Information
Several groups of women taking guaifenesin during pregnancy have been studied.
It is not known whether guaifenesin passes into breast milk.
Although there is no specific information comparing use of guaifenesin in children with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.
www.drugs.com /cons/Guaifenesin.html   (1016 words)

  
 Fibromyalgia Treatment Center / Guaifenesin Protocol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
However, conflicting information provided by marketers regarding the guaifenesin protocol can be harmful.
If, after thorough investigation you and your doctor determine that implementing the guaifenesin protocol is appropriate for you, it is critically important that it be adhered to precisely.
We are often asked why the Fibromyalgia Treatment Center does not manufacture, distribute, or promote any particular brand of guaifenesin for the treatment of fibromyalgia.
www.guaidoc.com   (424 words)

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