mucolytic / expectorant
Guaifenesin
Thins bronchial secretions. This molecule appears in 250 of the medicines we have indexed.
Our answerNothing to add
Do you need a supplement? No.
No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.
Do you also take another treatment?
By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
- Class
- mucolytic / expectorant
- Indexed medicines
- 250
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
01The medication
What this medicine is for
This molecule belongs to the “mucolytic / expectorant” category. This medicine thins bronchial secretions to help clear them.
In practice: Thins bronchial secretions. Its use is generally limited in time and adjusted to the situation.
The name on your box may be here.
These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.
Most widespread
- VICKS EXPECTORANT
- EXPEXIN
- ROBITUSSIN EXPECTORANS
- BRONCHOSEDAL MUCUS MENTHOL
- BRONCHOSEDAL MUCUS MIEL & CITRON
- GUAJACURAN
- TOULARYNX
- VICKS SCHLEIMHUSTEN
- ACTIGRIP TOSSE MUCOLITICO
- ASDA CHESTY COUGH CHERRY FLAVOUR
- BELL’S HEALTHCARE MUCUS COUGH
- BENYLIN CHILDREN’S CHESTY COUGHS
No name matches.
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France3
- VICKS EXPECTORANT
- PHOLCONES BISMUTH ADULTES
- PULMOFLUIDE SIMPLE
Germany5
- FAGUSAN
- WICK HUSTEN-LÖSER MIT HONIGAROMA
- DAYMED KOMBI ERKÄLTUNGSGETRÄNK
- OTRICOMPLEX ERKÄLTUNGSKAPSELN
- OTRICOMPLEX FORTE ERKÄLTUNGSGETRÄNK
Spain14
- FORMULAEXPEC
- FRISPEC
- INISTON MUCOSIDAD
- BRONCHOGRIP POLVO PARA SOLUCION
- BRONCOMEDICAL CON GUAIFENESINA
- BRONSAL SOLUCION INYECTABLE
- CINFATOS EXPECTORANTE
- ILVIGRIP EXPECTORANTE POLVO PARA SOLUCION
- NORMOTUS EXPECTORANTE
- NOTUS ANTITUSIVO Y EXPECTORANTE
- RESPIDINA EXPECTORANTE JUNIOR
- TERBASMIN EXPECTORANTE
- PARACETAMOL/
GUAIFENESINA/ FENILEFRINA HIDROCLORURO BENEL SOLUCION - PARACETAMOL/
GUAIFENESINA/ FENILEFRINA HIDROCLORURO WINADOL SOLUCION
Italy5
- ACTIGRIP TOSSE MUCOLITICO
- BRONCHENOLO TOSSE
- VICKS TOSSE FLUIDIFICANTE
- BRONCHENOLO SEDATIVO E FLUIDIFICANTE
- VICKS FLU TRIPLA AZIONE
United Kingdom81
- ASDA CHESTY COUGH CHERRY FLAVOUR
- BELL’S HEALTHCARE MUCUS COUGH
- BENYLIN CHILDREN’S CHESTY COUGHS
- BOOTS CHESTY COUGH RELIEF
- BOOTS MUCUS COUGH RELIEF
- CALCOUGH SIX PLUS
- CARE
- CO-OP MUCUS COUGH
- HILLS BALSAM CHESTY COUGH LIQUID
- JACKSON’S EXTRA STRENGTH ALL FOURS
- JACKSON’S MAX STRENGTH CHESTY COUGH
- JACKSON’S THE ORIGINAL ALL FOURS
- LLOYDS PHARMACY COUGH EXPECTORANT
- LLOYDS PHARMACY MUCUS COUGH
- MORRISONS CHESTY COUGH
- NUMARK MUCUS COUGH
- ROBITUSSIN CHESTY COUGH JUNIOR
- ROBITUSSIN CHESTY COUGH KIDS
- ROBITUSSIN CHESTY COUGH MEDICINE
- SAINSBURY’S ADULT CHESTY COUGH
- SUPERDRUG CHESTY COUGH
- SUPERDRUG MUCUS COUGH
- TESCO HEALTH CHESTY COUGH RELIEF
- WELL PHARMACEUTICALS MUCUS COUGH
- 4-IN-ONE FLU RELIEF
- ADULT MELTUS CHESTY COUGHS SUGAR & COLOUR FREE
- ALL-IN-ONE CHESTY COUGH & COLD
- ALL-IN-ONE COLD & FLU
- ALL IN ONE MAX STRENGTH COLD & FLU
- ALL-IN-ONE MAX STRENGTH COLD & FLU RELIEF
- BEECHAMS ALL-IN-ONE
- BEECHAMS CHESTY COUGH
- BEECHAMS MAX STRENGTH ALL IN ONE
- BEECHAMS MULTI-SYMPTOM RELIEF
- BENYLIN CHESTY COUGH & COLD
- BENYLIN CHESTY COUGHS
- BENYLIN DUAL ACTION NIGHT COUGH & CONGESTION
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH
- BOOTS COUGH AND DECONGESTANT
- BOOTS ULTRA COLD AND FLU RELIEF ALL IN ONE
- CHESTY COUGH & CONGESTION RELIEF
- COLD AND CHESTY COUGH ALL-IN-ONE FLAMINGO
- COLD AND FLU NURSE ALL IN ONE
- COLD AND FLU WITH CHESTY COUGH RELIEF
- COLD & FLU RELIEF ALL IN ONE
- COVONIA
- FLU ALL-IN-ONE CHESTY COUGH & COLD
- FLU-MAX
- FOUR IN ONE FLU RELIEF
- HALEON COLD AND FLU RELIEF ALL IN ONE
- HEALTHCARE FLU-MAX ALL-IN-ONE CHESTY COUGH & COLD
- LEMSIP COUGH FOR CHESTY COUGH RELIEF
- LEMSIP COUGH FOR COUGH & COLD
- LEMSIP COUGH FOR MUCUS COUGH & CATARRH
- LEMSIP COUGH MAX FOR CHESTY COUGH & COLD
- LEMSIP COUGH MAX FOR MUCUS COUGH AND COLD
- LEMSIP COUGH MAX FOR MUCUS COUGH & COLD
- LEMSIP MAX
- MAX STRENGTH ALL-IN-ONE COLD & FLU RELIEF LEMON FLAVOUR
- MAX STRENGTH ALL IN ONE HOT LEMON MENTHOL FLAVOUR
- MUCUS COUGH & COLD RELIEF ALL-IN-ONE
- OLBAS MAX STRENGTH ALL-IN-ONE COLD AND FLU
- ROBITUSSIN CHESTY COUGH WITH CONGESTION
- ROBITUSSIN MUCUS COUGH AND CONGESTION RELIEF
- SUDAFED MUCUS RELIEF TRIPLE ACTION COLD & FLU
- TESCO HEALTH MAX STRENGTH ALL-IN-ONE COLD & FLU RELIEF
- VICKS COLD
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH MAX HONEY & LEMON FLAVOUR
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH MAX MENTHOL FLAVOUR
- CAREWAY COUGH EXPECTORANT
- COVONIA CHESTY COUGH ANISE & BLACKCURRANT FLAVOUR SUGAR FREE
- COVONIA CHESTY COUGH SUGAR FREE
- BEECHAMS MAX STRENGTH ALL IN ONE HOT CRANBERRY AND BLACKCURRANT
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH & COLD ALL IN ONE RELIEF
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH NIGHT
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH PLUS DECONGESTANT
- FLU-MAX ALL-IN-ONE CHESTY COUGH & COLD
- LEMSIP MAX ALL IN ONE
- LEMSIP MAX ALL IN ONE COLD & FLU
- LEMSIP MAX ALL IN ONE WILD BERRY AND HOT ORANGE
- GUAIFENESIN THORNTON & ROSS
Ireland16
- BENYLIN CHILDREN’S CHESTY COUGH
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH HONEY & LEMON
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH MENTHOL
- LEMSIP CHESTY COUGH
- ROBITUSSIN CHESTY COUGH
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH SYRUP GUAIFENESIN
- BENYLIN NON-DROWSY FOR CHESTY COUGHS SYRUP GUAIFENESIN
- BENYLIN PHLEGM COUGH PLUS DECONGESTANT SYRUPGUAIFENESIN
- LEMSIP COUGH AND COLD CAPSULES WITH CAFFEINEPARACETAMOL
- LEMSIP MAX COUGH & COLD POWDER FOR ORAL SOLUTION PARACETAMOL
- LEMSIP MULTIRELIEF CAPSULES PARACETAMOL
- PERRIGO COLD & FLU POWDER FOR ORAL SOLUTION PARACETAMOL
- PERRIGO COLD & FLU TABLETS PARACETAMOL
- SOLPA COLD & FLU MULTI-RELIEF CAPSULES PARACETAMOL
- SOLPA COLD & FLU MULTI-RELIEF MAX POWDER FOR ORAL SOLUTION PARACETAMOL
- PARACETAMOL
Switzerland7
- NEOCITRAN HUSTENLÖSER
- PECTOCALMINE
- RESYL PLUS
- SANO-TUSS
- TUSCALMAN
- TUSCALMAN A
- TUSCALMAN B
Austria6
- BRONCHOSTOP AKUT
- GRIPPOSTAD GUAIFENESIN
- WICK HUSTENLÖSER
- INFLUBENE ERKÄLTUNGSGETRÄNK
- RESYL MIT CODEIN
- TUSCALMAN
Belgium12
- BRONCHOSEDAL MUCUS HONIG & ZITRONE
- BRONCHOSEDAL MUCUS HONING & CITROEN
- BRONCHOSEDAL MUCUS MENTHOL
- BRONCHOSEDAL MUCUS MIEL & CITRON
- TOULARYNX
- VICKS SCHLEIMHUSTEN
- VICKS SLIJMHOEST
- VICKS TOUX GRASSE
- BAUME PULMONAIRE
- LONGBALSEM
- LUNGENBALSAM
- NOSCAFLEX EXPECTORANS
Bulgaria2
- ТЕРАФЛУ МАКС ПРОСТУДА И КАШЛИЦА
- VICKS ANTIGRIP COMPLEX
Cyprus4
- BENYLIN MUCUS COUGH WARM HONEY & LEMON FLAVOUR
- MEDOFED COMPOUND
- PANADOL COLD & FLU & COUGH
- SOLPADEINE COLD & FLU
Croatia4
- COLDREX COMBOGRIP
- LUPOCET TRIO
- THERAFLU
- THERAFLU MAX
Denmark1
- BENYSINE
Estonia5
- EXPEXIN
- COLDREX HOTEX
- COLDREX MAXGRIP
- THERAFLU
- TRIFLUNEX
Finland2
- KATAPEKT
- RECIPECT
Greece3
- HEXACOUGH WARM HONEY & LEMON
- BRONCHOGRIP
- PANADOL COLD & FLU & COUGH
Hungary8
- RELAXIL-G
- ROBITUSSIN EXPECTORANS
- WICK GUAIFENOMED
- COLDREX PLUS KÖHÖGÉS
- GRIPPOMED WICK CITROM
- NEO CITRAN MAX KÖPTETŐVEL
- NEO CITRAN MEGFÁZÁSRA ÉS KÖHÖGÉSRE
- COLDREX PLUS KÖHÖGÉS ELLENI
Iceland1
- TÚFEN
Latvia7
- EXPEXIN
- COLCAPS
- HOTEX
- NOVO-PASSIT
- STOPTUSSIN
- THERAFLU
- TRIFLUNEX
Lithuania6
- EXPEXIN
- HOTEX
- STOPTUSSIN
- THERAFLU
- TRIFLUNEX
- PARACETAMOLUM/
GUAIFENESINUM/ PHENYLEPHRINI HYDROCHLORIDUM RICHARD BITTNER AG
Luxembourg7
- BRONCHOSEDAL MUCUS MENTHOL
- BRONCHOSEDAL MUCUS MIEL & CITRON
- TOULARYNX
- VICKS SCHLEIMHUSTEN
- VICKS TOUX
- BAUME PULMONAIRE
- LUNGENBALSAM
Malta1
- MEDOFED COMPOUND
Norway4
- BENYSINE MED HONNING- OG SITRONSMAK
- SOLVIPECT
- TUSSIN
- SOLVIPECT COMP
Poland8
- GUAJAZYL
- ROBITUSSIN EXPECTORANS
- BALADEX
- COLDREX COMPLEX GRIP
- GRIPEX PRO MUCUS
- GRYPOLEK
- THERAFLU TOTAL GRIP
- VICKS ANTIGRIP COMPLEX
Portugal3
- VICKS EXPECTORANTE MEL
- ANTIGRIPPINE TRIEFFECT TOSSE
- PANADOL GRIPUS
Romania11
- ROBITUSSIN EXPECTORANS
- VICKS EXPECTORANT
- BIOFLU EXPECTORANT
- COLDREX JUNIOR
- COLDREX MAX RĂCEALĂ ȘI TUSE
- COLDREX RĂCEALĂ ȘI TUSE
- COLDREX SINUMAX RĂCEALĂ ŞI TUSE
- PARASINUS RĂCEALĂ ŞI TUSE
- REVIGRIP HOT LEMON
- THERAFLU MAX RĂCEALĂ ŞI TUSE
- VICKS ANTIGRIP COMPLEX
Slovakia8
- GUAJACURAN
- ROBITUSSIN EXPECTORANS NA VYKAŠLIAVANIE
- ATARALGIN
- COLDREX GRIP PLUS KAŠEĽ
- STOPTUSSIN
- THERAFLU FORTE CHRÍPKA A KAŠEĽ
- TRIFED EXPECTORANT
- COLDREX GRIP PLUS KAŠEĽ S PRÍCHUŤOU CITRÓNU A MENTOLU
Slovenia3
- BELUCET
- COMBOCOLDREX
- THERAFLU
Sweden3
- NIPENESIN
- THERACOUGH
- NIPENESIN MENTOL
Czechia10
- GUAJACURAN
- MEDEXPECTO VICKS SIRUP MED A ZÁZVOR
- ROBITUSSIN EXPECTORANS NA ODKAŠLÁVÁNÍ
- ATARALGIN
- COLDREX NA VLHKÝ KAŠEL
- NOVO-PASSIT
- PANADOL CHŘIPKA A KAŠEL
- PANADOL FORTE CHŘIPKA A KAŠEL HORKÝ NÁPOJ CITRON
- STOPTUSSIN
- VICKS SYMPTOMED COMPLETE CITRÓN
02Its place in the atlas
One answer out of three.
The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.
- Our formula31 molecules
- An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
- Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
04Another treatment
Do you also take another treatment?
Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.
For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.