Patient/caregiver was educated on how to take Guaifenesin 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. Drink plenty of water while taking Guaifenesin, as it [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses and mechanism of action of Guaifenesin as follows: Guaifenesin is an expectorant that helps loosen thick mucus in the respiratory tract and promotes coughing it up. Thick viscous mucus in the respiratory tract, if not coughed up, can get accumulated and precipitate chest infections. Guaifenesin helps with increasing the fluid content in the mucus. This contributes to reducing the viscosity of the mucus and thereby, thins the mucus. This [...]