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CHEST CONGESTION (GUAIFENESIN/ACETAMINOPHEN)
- Cold symptoms
- Cough
325 mg-200 mg tablet
- Dosage information is not available
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- Coumadin
- isoniazid
- isoniazid-rifamp-pyrazinamide
- Jantoven
- Rifamate
- rifampin-isoniazid
- Rifater
- warfarin
- Acetaminophen overdose
- Acute hepatic failure
- Acute hepatitis C
Contraindicated
- Disease of liver
- Protein-calorie malnutrition
- Severe renal impairment
- Shock
Severe
Moderate
- No disease contraindications
CHEST CONGESTION (GUAIFENESIN/ACETAMINOPHEN)
- Cold symptoms
- Cough
- None
- None
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- Abnormal hepatic function tests
- None
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
- Acute hepatic failure
- Agranulocytosis
- Allergic dermatitis
- Angioedema
- Drug-induced hepatitis
- Laryngeal edema
- Leukopenia
- Maculopapular rash
- Neutropenic disorder
- Stevens-johnson syndrome
- Thrombocytopenic disorder
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Less Severe
- Erythema
- Gastrointestinal irritation
- Medication overuse headache
- Nausea
- Skin rash
- Urticaria
- Vomiting
Contraindicated
None
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
Acetaminophen (oral,rectal)
Use weight based dosing in children less than 12 years.
Consult clinician for use in pediatrics age < 12 years.
- 1 Day – 12 Years
- Use weight based dosing in children less than 12 years.
Guaifenesin (solid dose form)
Use weight based dosing in children less than 12 years.
Consult clinician for use in pediatrics age < 12 years.
- 1 Day – 12 Years
- Consult clinician for use in pediatrics age < 12 years.
Acetaminophen
- Severity Level:
2
- Additional Notes: Available data suggest no known risk; otc product, no fda pregnancy warnings
Guaifenesin
- Severity Level:
C
- Additional Notes:
Contraindicated
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Precaution Exists
Guaifenesin
Insufficient data available
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| Evaluate use carefully | Unknown | Not known; no or inclusive data | Insufficient data available |
No Known Risk
Acetaminophen
Low levels excreted with low risk for adverse effects in infant
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| No known risks; does not adversely affect lactation | Excreted | No adverse effect | Low levels excreted with low risk for adverse effects in infant |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- None
| Cold symptoms | |
| J00 | Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold] |
| Cough | |
| R05 | Cough |
| 0-9 | A-Z |
|---|---|
| J00 | Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold] |
| R05 | Cough |
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