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Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Mucinex-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking mucinex as follows: Notify your doctor of any unresolved chest congestion, increasing shortness of breath, any evolving signs and symptoms of chest infection, such as, fever, sore throat, chest pain, worsening SOB, or any continuing unpleasant side-effects of mucinex, so that, your dosage on mucinex could be revised. If you miss a dose, try taking it at the earliest notice of noncompliance. If it is [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Mucinex-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking mucinex as follows: Mucinex could be taken with or without food. If intake of mucinex on empty stomach causes nausea and vomiting, taking the medication with some food or snack can help avoid these unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms. Mucinex intake can sometimes induce headache, dizziness, drowsiness, and result in episodes of confusion, which can be self-limiting and relieve in due course of time. Watching closely for [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Mucinex-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking mucinex as follows: Take the medication dose at the same time, every day, for the duration prescribed, to avoid forgetting the intake of medication. Maintain strict compliance with intake of the medication as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the medication. Do not change the dose on this medication without consulting your doctor. Your physician could change the dose [...]

Contraindications for Mucinex Use

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Mucinex as follows: Do not take Mucinex, if you ever manifested any allergic response to intake of Mucinex. Discuss your history of allergic response to this medication with your physician, without fail. In the event of any current manifestations of any allergic response with this medication, report it to your physician or other health care personnel immediately, to check regarding your safety with continuing on intake of this [...]

Side Effects of Mucinex

Patient/caregiver was educated on the side-effects of using Mucinex as follows: General allergic reactions Mucinex use can result in general allergic reactions, such as, skin rashes, hives, and itching. Some patients can present with symptoms of severe allergic and anaphylactic response with mucinex, such as, difficulty breathing, swelling of face, lips, throat, and tongue, with consequent difficulty breathing. Seek emergency medical help for such findings, especially with difficulty breathing, for any appropriate measures to be [...]