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How Long Does Mucinex Take To Clear Out Of The Body?

How long will mucinex take to clear out of my system. I just found out it causes false positive drug screens and I just took a single dose for a sinus infection. I take random drug tests and don t need any complications. Im worried....please respond. Thank you
Tue, 30 Dec 2014
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thanks for your query

mucinex contains guaiphensin which is used to liquify hardened sputum or sinus secretions. it takes 8-10 hours to get cleared from the system. please don't take random drugs, they may cause harm to your health

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How Long Does Mucinex Take To Clear Out Of The Body?

thanks for your query mucinex contains guaiphensin which is used to liquify hardened sputum or sinus secretions. it takes 8-10 hours to get cleared from the system. please don t take random drugs, they may cause harm to your health thank you