The physician tells a client with a cough to take an expectorant.In follow-up teaching,the nurse recommends that the client select an over-the-counter product with which of the following ingredients?

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Guaifenesin is an expectorant that helps to loosen and thin mucus in the lungs, making it easier to cough up. Phenylephrine, loratadine, and diphenhydramine are not expectorants, and do not help to relieve coughing by loosening mucus. Phenylephrine is a decongestant, loratadine is an antihistamine, and diphenhydramine is an antihistamine and sleep aid.

The Physician Tells a Client with a Cough to Take