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What Is Guaifenesin Used To Treat

Health Encyclopedia: Sinusitis Treatment For Chronic Sinusitis

Treatment for Chronic Sinusitis


Determining and Treating any Underlying Conditions. A thorough diagnostic work-up should be performed to rule out any underlying conditions, including but not limited to allergies, asthma, any immune problems, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, and structural problems in the nasal passages. If a primary trigger for chronic sinusitis can be identified, it should be treated or controlled if possible.

Initial Treatment of Sinusitis. For treatment of chronic sinusitis it...

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Expert & Community Posts

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How Can You Know Which Allergy Medicine Is Best?
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

...helpful to explore the main type of medicine used to treat allergies, which is an antihistamine.... Read more »

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The Never Ending Cough: Is Cough Medication the Answer?
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...antihistamine and expectorant (a mucus thinning agent such as guaifenesin). Others may have only... Read more »

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Pregnancy, Head Colds and Medication
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...And for a cough, medicine with dextromethorphan and guaifenesin, like Robitussin DM, should be... Read more »

Health Guide

Pneumonia: Treatment
...cough.Coughing is an important reflex for clearing the lungs. Some doctors advise taking expectorants, such as guaifenesin (Breonesin, Glycotuss, Glytuss, Hytuss, Naldecon Senior EX, Robitussin),... Read more »
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Medications
...However, it is not clear if these agents offer any important benefits.Expectorants. Expectorants, such as guaifenesin (found in common cough remedies), stimulate the flow of fluid in the airways... Read more »
Sinusitis: Treatment for Acute Sinusitis
...decongestant.ExpectorantsExpectorants are drugs that cause mucus to be coughed up from the lungs. The most common type used is guaifenesin, which is found in many over-the-counter (OTC) cough... Read more »
Fibromyalgia: Treatment
...corticosteroids, NSAIDs, benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics, melatonin, calcitonin, thyroid hormone, guaifenesin, DHEA, magnesiumThese evidence-based rankings were determined from... Read more »
Ovarian Cancer: Radiation Therapy
...be given to the entire abdomen and pelvis, increasing its toxicity. Radiation is sometimes useful to treat isolated areas of tumor that are causing pain and are no longer responsive to... Read more »

Medications

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This medication contains 2 drugs (theophylline and guaifenesin) and is used to treat and prevent... Read more »

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This combination medication is used to temporarily treat coughing, stuffy nose, and chest... Read more »

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This combination medication is used to temporarily treat coughing and chest congestion symptoms... Read more »

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This combination medication is used to temporarily treat coughing and chest congestion symptoms... Read more »

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This medication contains 2 drugs (theophylline and guaifenesin) and is used to treat and prevent... Read more »

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