Shelf life (days): 1460.0
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C10H14O4
Formula Weight: 198.2
CAS Number: 93-14-1
Notes: Guaifenesin is an expectorant.{33409} It inhibits production of mucin 5AC (MUC5AC), reduces mucus viscosity and elasticity, and increases the mucociliary transport rate of endogenous particles in primary human tracheobronchial epithelial cells in a concentration-dependent manner.{60261} Guaifenesin (50 mg/kg, p.o.) increases phenol red secretion, a marker of expectorant activity, in rats.{60262} Formulations containing guaifenesin have been used as expectorants in the treatment of the common cold and chronic bronchitis.