Structured Summary
Abstract
An expectorant that also has some muscle relaxing action. It is used in many cough preparations.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C10H14O4
- Molecular Weight
- 198.22 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 93-14-1
- IUPAC Name
- 3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)propane-1,2-diol
- InChIKey
- HSRJKNPTNIJEKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- COC1=CC=CC=C1OCC(CO)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D006140
- Source
- PubChem CID 3516
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
17 entry terms
- Glycerol Guaiacolate
- Guaiacol Glyceryl Ether
- Guaiphenesin
- Guaiphenezine
- Ether, Guaiacol Glyceryl
- Glyceryl Ether, Guaiacol
- Guaiacolate, Glycerol
- Breonesin
- Guiatuss
- Humibid
- Hytuss
- My-301
- Scott-Tussin
- My 301
- My301
- Scott Tussin
- ScottTussin
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19 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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History Note
2004(1966)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Guaifenesin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006140. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006140
- Guaifenesin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaifenesin
- Guaifenesin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420682
- Guaifenesin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3516. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3516