cough and chest congestion DM syrup

Manufacturer
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Effective date
2022-10-26
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
1
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-05-31 23:51:15

Label at a glance#

Productcough and chest congestion DM syrup
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 20 mL every 4 hours children under 12 years do not use

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredients (in each 20 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

20 mL every 4 hours

children under 12 years

do not use

Other information

OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION

  • each 20 mL contains: sodium 14 mg
  • store at 20-25°C (68-77°F). Do not refrigerate.

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

anhydrous citric acid, FD&C red no. 40, flavor, glycerin, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sorbitol solution, sucralose, xanthan gum

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-645-2158

Package/Label Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

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DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
1790650dextromethorphan HBr 10 MG / guaiFENesin 100 MG in 10 mL Oral SolutionPSN1
1790650dextromethorphan hydrobromide 1 MG/ML / guaifenesin 10 MG/ML Oral SolutionSCD1
1790650dextromethorphan HBr 10 MG / guaifenesin 100 MG per 10 ML Oral SolutionSY1
1790650dextromethorphan HBr 20 MG / guaifenesin 200 MG per 20 ML Oral SolutionSY1
1790650dextromethorphan HBr 5 MG / guaifenesin 50 MG per 5 ML Oral SolutionSY1

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

Class, Version, Type table
ClassVersionTypeEffective
DEXTROMETHORPHAN Pharmacologic Class Indexing2Indexing - Pharmacologic Class20180813
GUAIFENESIN Pharmacologic Class Indexing1Indexing - Pharmacologic Class20211129

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
68071-2861-42025-01-30C16284748780-12cef2736-5b2f-d83d-e063-dadaa90ab31fRugby Laboratories Cough Syrup Drug Facts

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
68071-2861-4cough and chest congestion DM syrup1 in 1 CARTONSOLUTION11
68071-2861-4cough and chest congestion DM syrup118 mL in 1 BOTTLESOLUTION1181

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
68071-2861COUGH AND CHEST CONGESTION DM SYRUP (DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, GUAIFENESIN) SOLUTION [NUCARE PHARMACEUTICALS,INC.]1Legacy NDC, 2 package rows20221029_ebf2a96b-0e5f-3f9b-e053-2995a90a1360.zip

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
0536-1348-97ML - Milliliter0536-13488e88d1cc-c1e0-41da-a3f9-c8a51f3257e112022-07-06

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
68071-286168071-2861-4
0536-1348

Ingredients#

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Source Document#

Source XML

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
rugby cough syrupDEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, GUAIFENESINRugby Laboratories89752c69-25c8-45e3-9021-f81b35b52d362026-08-19WarningsExact identifier
ndc (product): 0536-1348
ebf2aa18-96c9-085f-e053-2995a90af4eeebf2a96b-0e5f-3f9b-e053-2995a90a13602022-10-26WarningsExact identifier
spl id: ebf2aa18-96c9-085f-e053-2995a90af4ee
spl set id: ebf2a96b-0e5f-3f9b-e053-2995a90a1360

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