Expectoration vs Guaifenesin - What's the difference?
expectoration | guaifenesin |
The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
Glyceryl guaiacolate, an expectorant drug used to assist the expectoration of phlegm from the airways in acute respiratory tract infections.
* {{quote-song
, year = 1997
, title = The Druggist
, composer = Joel Mabus
, passage = A dose of guaifenesin , plain and simple Robitussin / To liquify the mucus membranes
}}