Mucinex
E938970
Mucinex is an over-the-counter expectorant medication, best known for helping relieve chest congestion by thinning and loosening mucus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mucinex canonical | 3 |
| Mucinex D | 1 |
| Mucinex DM | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11650817 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mucinex Context triple: [Reckitt Benckiser, product, Mucinex]
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A.
Snoline
Snoline is a Lindsay Corporation brand known for its road safety and traffic management products, such as lane markings and safety systems.
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B.
Vicks
Vicks is a well-known over-the-counter healthcare brand recognized for its cold, cough, and flu relief products such as VapoRub and cough syrups.
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C.
Tylenol
Tylenol is a widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer whose active ingredient is acetaminophen (paracetamol).
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D.
Pepto-Bismol
Pepto-Bismol is an over-the-counter medication commonly used to relieve digestive issues such as nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, and diarrhea.
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E.
Läkerol
Läkerol is a well-known Scandinavian brand of sugar-free pastilles and throat lozenges, recognized for its wide range of flavors and long-standing presence in Nordic confectionery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mucinex Target entity description: Mucinex is an over-the-counter expectorant medication, best known for helping relieve chest congestion by thinning and loosening mucus.
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A.
Snoline
Snoline is a Lindsay Corporation brand known for its road safety and traffic management products, such as lane markings and safety systems.
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B.
Vicks
Vicks is a well-known over-the-counter healthcare brand recognized for its cold, cough, and flu relief products such as VapoRub and cough syrups.
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C.
Tylenol
Tylenol is a widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer whose active ingredient is acetaminophen (paracetamol).
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D.
Pepto-Bismol
Pepto-Bismol is an over-the-counter medication commonly used to relieve digestive issues such as nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, and diarrhea.
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E.
Läkerol
Läkerol is a well-known Scandinavian brand of sugar-free pastilles and throat lozenges, recognized for its wide range of flavors and long-standing presence in Nordic confectionery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brand name medication
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expectorant ⓘ over-the-counter drug ⓘ |
| combinationProductContains |
dextromethorphan
ⓘ
pseudoephedrine ⓘ |
| commonSideEffect |
dizziness
ⓘ
headache ⓘ nausea ⓘ stomach upset ⓘ vomiting ⓘ |
| contraindicatedIn | known hypersensitivity to guaifenesin ⓘ |
| doesNotTreat | underlying infection ⓘ |
| hasActiveIngredient | guaifenesin ⓘ |
| hasATCCode | R05CB01 (guaifenesin) ⓘ |
| hasDurationOfAction | up to 12 hours for extended-release forms ⓘ |
| hasFormerManufacturer | Adams Respiratory Therapeutics ⓘ |
| hasManufacturer | Reckitt Benckiser ⓘ |
| hasMechanismOfAction |
increases volume of respiratory tract secretions
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thins and loosens mucus in the airways ⓘ |
| hasOnsetOfAction | about 30 minutes ⓘ |
| hasOTCStatus | non-prescription ⓘ |
| hasPharmacologicClass | expectorant ⓘ |
| hasPregnancyCategoryUS | Category C (historical FDA classification) ⓘ |
| hasRouteOfAdministration | oral ⓘ |
| isAvailableAs |
extended-release tablet
ⓘ
granules ⓘ liquid ⓘ syrup ⓘ tablet ⓘ |
| isAvailableInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| isAvailableOverTheCounterIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| isIntendedFor | short-term use ⓘ |
| isMarketedAs |
Mucinex D
ⓘ
linked to:
Mucinex
Mucinex DM ⓘ
linked to:
Mucinex
|
| isNotIndicatedFor | children under 4 years without medical advice ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Food and Drug Administration
|
| isUsedFor |
acute bronchitis
ⓘ
common cold ⓘ respiratory infections with thick mucus ⓘ |
| rareSideEffect | allergic reaction ⓘ |
| shouldBeTakenWith | a full glass of water ⓘ |
| shouldBeUsedWithCautionIn |
breastfeeding
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pregnancy ⓘ |
| treats |
chest congestion
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mucus buildup in airways ⓘ productive cough ⓘ |
| typicalAdultDoseRange |
200–400 mg every 4 hours for immediate-release guaifenesin
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600–1200 mg every 12 hours for extended-release guaifenesin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mucinex Description of subject: Mucinex is an over-the-counter expectorant medication, best known for helping relieve chest congestion by thinning and loosening mucus.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mucinex
linked to: Mucinex