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Mucinex side effects

Aggregated from 6 medical sources. Not medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional.

50 side effects

Side effectFrequencyMayo ClinicWebMDGoodRxUbiehealth.comDoctronic.aiHealthline
AnxietyAnxiety
Black tongue
BloatingcommonBloating
Breathing difficultyBreathing problemsShortness of breathbreathing difficulty
Breathing problemsBreathing problemsbreathing problems
Chest painChest painChest pain
Chest tightnessrareChest Tightness
ConfusionConfusion
DiarrheacommonDiarrheaDiarrheaDiarrheadiarrheadiarrhea
Difficulty BreathingrareDifficulty Breathing
DizzinessdizzinessDizzinessDizzinessdizzinessdizzinessdizziness
DrowsinesscommonDrowsinessdrowsinessdrowsinessdrowsiness
Faintingfainting
Fatiguecommonfatigue
FeverFever
GascommonGas
General weaknesscommongeneral weakness
Gastrointestinal upsetgastrointestinal upsetsevere gastrointestinal issues
HeadachecommonheadacheheadacheHeadachesHeadacheheadachesheadache
HivesuncommonhivesItchinghives
Intense dizzinessintense dizziness
ItchinguncommonItchingItching
Joint painJoint pain
Kidney stoneskidney stones
Low energycommonlow energy
Mental fogmental fog
Mild nauseauncommonMild nausea
Nauseacommonnausea or vomitingNauseaNauseanauseanausea
NervousnessNervousness
Poor sleep qualitycommonpoor sleep quality
Racing heartRacing heart
Rashuncommonskin rashrashRashRashrash
RestlessnessRestlessness
Severe dizzinessSevere dizzinesssevere dizziness
Severe gastrointestinal issuessevere gastrointestinal issues
Severe rashsevere rash
Shortness of breathShortness of breath
Skin reactionsskin reactions
Skin rashskin rashskin rash
Stomach crampsStomach cramps
Stomach painstomach painstomach painstomach pain
Stomach upsetstomach upset
SwellingSwelling
Swelling of the faceSwelling of the face
Swelling of the face or throatswelling of the face or throat
Swelling of the lips, tongue, or faceswelling of the lips, tongue, or face
Throat swellingthroat swelling
Trouble swallowingTrouble swallowing
Upset stomachcommonupset stomach
Vomitingnausea or vomitingVomitingvomitingvomiting

1 additional sourcedidn't return structured side-effect data: Drugs.com.

Demographic risk groups

GroupRiskSources
children under 4 years of ageserious or possibly life-threatening side effectsMayo Clinic
children younger than 2 years of ageunknownMayo Clinic
elderlyno specific informationMayo Clinic, Doctronic.ai
breastfeedingpotential risksMayo Clinic, WebMD, Ubiehealth.com
childrenuse not recommendedMayo Clinic, WebMD, Healthline
children under 2 yearsusage restrictionWebMD
Allergic patientsAllergic reactionsWebMD
pregnantunknown riskWebMD, Ubiehealth.com
people with heart problemssafeGoodRx
children younger than six years of ageunknownGoodRx
Liver diseasehigher riskUbiehealth.com
Kidney diseasehigher riskUbiehealth.com
adults over 65higher risk of side effectsDoctronic.ai
those with kidney problemshigher risk of side effectsDoctronic.ai
Gastrointestinal conditionsincreased side effectsDoctronic.ai
people with certain medical conditionsharmful interactions or worsening of existing health issuesDoctronic.ai
children under 4consult doctorHealthline

Medside aggregates publicly available side-effect information for reference only. It is not medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before making decisions about medication.

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