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Expectorant vs Guaifenesin - What's the difference?

expectorant | guaifenesin |


As nouns the difference between expectorant and guaifenesin

is that expectorant is an agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs while guaifenesin is glyceryl guaiacolate, an expectorant drug used to assist the expectoration of phlegm from the airways in acute respiratory tract infections.

As an adjective expectorant

is causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.

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