Medically reviewed by Jason DelCollo, DO Key Takeaways Expectorants are medicines that thin mucus to help make coughing ...

An active ingredient found in many over-the-counter cold medicines is unlikely to help you get rid of your phlegm, a new study has found. The research published in the May 2014 issue of the ...

Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals was hit with a class action suit alleging the active ingredient in its Mucinex cold and flu product is ineffective for treating nasal congestion. This complaint was ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to remove from the market a common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work. The move brings FDA one ...

What do Mucinex Children’s products treat? Mucinex Children’s products are commonly used to treat symptoms of cough, cold, and flu and symptoms caused by allergies in children 4 years and older.