tussin dm

Manufacturer: CVS Pharmacy
Effective date: 2023-10-13
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 11
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-01 21:22:47

Label at a glance#

Producttussin dm

Active ingredientDEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, GUAIFENESIN

Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

• temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with a cold • helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to drain bronchial tubes

Dosage and administration

• do not take more than 6 doses in any 24-hour period • measure only with dosing cup provided • keep dosing cup with product • mL = milliliter • this adult product is not intended for use in children under 12 years of age age dose adults and children 12 years and over 10 mL every 4 hours children under 12 years do not use

Storage and handling

• Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine 30 mg per 10 mL • store at 20-25°C (68-77°F). Do not refrigerate.

Contacts and useful links#

PhonePoison Help1-800-222-1222

PhoneLabel contact1-800-719-9260

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredients (in each 10 mL)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Dextromethorphan HBr, USP 20 mg

Guaifenesin, USP 200 mg

Purposes

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Cough suppressant

Expectorant

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with a cold
helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to drain bronchial tubes

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

if you are now taking a prescription monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (certain drugs for depression, psychiatric or emotional conditions, or Parkinson’s disease), or for 2 weeks after stopping the MAOI drug. If you do not know if your prescription drug contains an MAOI, ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking this product.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)
cough that lasts or is chronic such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

cough lasts for more than 7 days, comes back, or is accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent headache. A persistent cough may be a sign of a serious condition.

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

do not take more than 6 doses in any 24-hour period
measure only with dosing cup provided
keep dosing cup with product
mL = milliliter
this adult product is not intended for use in children under 12 years of age

age

dose

adults and children

12 years and over

10 mL

every 4 hours

children under 12 years

do not use

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine 30 mg per 10 mL
store at 20-25°C (68-77°F). Do not refrigerate.

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

aspartame, benzoic acid, flavor, glycerin, hydroxyethyl cellulose, menthol, polyethylene glycol, purified water

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-719-9260

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

CVS Heath_™

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Sugar Free

Non-Drowsy

Tussin DM

DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBr

Cough suppressant

GUAIFENESIN

Expectorant

Adult Cough & Chest Congestion

Specially Formulated for Diabetics

Relieves:

Cough

Chest congestion/mucus

Dye free

Fructose free

Sorbitol free

Alcohol free

Actual Bottle Size on Side Panel

For ages 12 & over

Dosage cup provided

4 FL OZ (118 mL)

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
59779-919-26	ML - Milliliter	59779-919	70037e5c-101a-4b54-96d7-a9e9dcd9970c	1	2019-06-19
59779-919-34	ML - Milliliter	59779-919	08bb816c-df8c-4ded-9d91-d776970e1247	1	2017-11-06

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	9D2RTI9KYH	4
GUAIFENESIN	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	495W7451VQ	4
DEXTROMETHORPHAN	ACTIVE MOIETY	7355X3ROTS	4
GUAIFENESIN	ACTIVE MOIETY	495W7451VQ	4
ASPARTAME	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	Z0H242BBR1	4
BENZOIC ACID	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	8SKN0B0MIM	4
GLYCERIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	PDC6A3C0OX	4
MENTHOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	L7T10EIP3A	4
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3WJQ0SDW1A	4
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	4

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

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tussin dm
Dextromethorphan HBr, Guaifenesin
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE
DEXTROMETHORPHAN
GUAIFENESIN
ASPARTAME
BENZOIC ACID
GLYCERIN
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED
WATER
MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
59779-919	59779-919-26, 59779-919-34

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 8 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE	9D2RTI9KYH	ACTIB
GUAIFENESIN	495W7451VQ	ACTIB
ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	IACT
BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED	3WJQ0SDW1A	IACT
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT
MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM	L7T10EIP3A	IACT

Source Document#

Source XML

Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 3 · 141 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	GEL / TOPICAL	0.1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUSPENSION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	2.5 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	DROPS / ORAL	300 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	AEROSOL, METERED / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	0.02 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, SUSPENSION / SUBCUTANEOUS	1.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPONGE / TOPICAL	2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		420 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPRAY, METERED / NASAL		13 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	LOTION / TOPICAL	0.05 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	MOUTHWASH / BUCCAL	100 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	CREAM / TOPICAL	0.1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	SOAP / TOPICAL	0.75 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	TABLET / ORAL		87 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / INTRADERMAL	1.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL		20 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		180 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		450 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CREAM / TOPICAL		1720 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	TABLET, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		15 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	AEROSOL, SPRAY / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	0.02 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		12 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS	15 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	GUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL		89 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUSPENSION / AURICULAR (OTIC)	0.05 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUSPENSION/ DROPS / ORAL		750 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	AEROSOL / TOPICAL	3 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL	14 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	0.2 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	SUSPENSION / RECTAL	0.1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	TABLET / ORAL	0.58 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	TABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		18 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	DROPS / NASAL	40.32 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	ELIXIR / ORAL		5621 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	0.05 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS	5 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	SOLUTION / TOPICAL	0.1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUPPOSITORY / RECTAL		440 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	SUSPENSION / ORAL		23 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	PASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL	4.7 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	JELLY / VAGINAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	12.5 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	GEL / OPHTHALMIC	0.88 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / ORAL		32400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		420 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	LOTION / TOPICAL	0.2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL		55 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	CREAM / VAGINAL		10 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL	14.21 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL	MENTHOL	L7T10EIP3A	SOLUTION / ORAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 24 equally ranked IID candidates
ASPARTAME	ASPARTAME	Z0H242BBR1	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / BUCCAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	GUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL		230 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	GEL / TOPICAL		500 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	LIQUID / TOPICAL	2.5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
BENZOIC ACID	BENZOIC ACID	8SKN0B0MIM	SOLUTION / IRRIGATION	0.02 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 23 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
c301c502-564c-4c3f-9b4f-2f2ebaff1212			0c72a357-3af5-4e3b-a3b1-179467cde5d2	2024-10-31	Warnings	Exact identifier spl set id: 0c72a357-3af5-4e3b-a3b1-179467cde5d2

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