Tussin

Manufacturer
Best Choice (Valu Merchandisers Company)
Effective date
2024-12-10
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
5
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-06-01 00:41:56

Label at a glance#

ProductTussin Multi Symptom Cold CF
Active ingredientDEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, GUAIFENESIN, PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to drain bronchial tubes temporarily relieves these symptoms occurring with a cold: nasal congestion cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation

Dosage and administration

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

Storage and handling

store at 20-25°C (68-77°F). Do not refrigerate.

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredients (in each 10 mL)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Dextromethorphan HBr 20 mg

Guaifenesin 200 mg

Phenylephrine HCl 10 mg

Purposes

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Cough suppressant

Expectorant

Nasal decongestant

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

  • helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to drain bronchial tubes
  • temporarily relieves these symptoms occurring with a cold:
    • nasal congestion
    • cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation

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

  • heart disease
  • diabetes
  • high blood pressure
  • thyroid disease
  • trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland
  • cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)
  • cough that lasts or is chronic such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

taking any other oral nasal decongestant or stimulant. 

When using this product,

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

do not use more than directed.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • nervousness, dizziness, or sleeplessness occur
  • symptoms do not get better within 7 days or are accompanied by fever
  • cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back, or is accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent headache.

These could be signs 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 (1-800-222-1222) right away.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

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

  • store at 20-25°C (68-77°F). Do not refrigerate.

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

anhydrous citric acid, FD&C red #40, flavor, glycerin, lactic acid, menthol, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium benzoate, sorbitol, sucralose

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

For Ages 12 Years and Over 

COMPARE TO THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN ROBITUSSIN® PEAK COLD MULTI-SYMPTOM COLD CF*

Tussin

MULTI-SYMPTOM COLD CF

Dextromethorphan HBr 

  • Cough Suppressant

Guaifenesin 

  • Expectorant

Phenylephrine HCl

  • Nasal Decongestant

Relieves:

  • Cough
  • Mucus
  • Nasal Congestion

NON-DROWSY

Alcohol-Free

FL OZ (mL)

Dosing Cup Included

*This product is not manufactured or distributed by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, distributors of Robitussin® Peak Cold Multi-Symptom Cold CF.

TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF CARTON IS OPENED OR IF PRINTED SAFETY SEAL AROUND BOTTLE  OR UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING.

KEEP OUTER CARTON FOR COMPLETE WARNINGS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION.

PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY:

VALU MERCHANDISERS, CO.

5000 KANSAS AVE

KANSAS CITY, KS 66106

www.bestchoicebrand.com

Package Label

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Best Choice Tussin Multi-Symptom Cold CF Liquid
Best Choice Tussin Multi-Symptom Cold CF Liquid

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
1044949dextromethorphan HBr 20 MG / guaiFENesin 200 MG / phenylephrine HCl 10 MG in 10 mL Oral SolutionPSN5
1044949dextromethorphan hydrobromide 2 MG/ML / guaifenesin 20 MG/ML / phenylephrine hydrochloride 1 MG/ML Oral SolutionSCD5
1044949dextromethorphan HBr 10 MG / guaifenesin 100 MG / phenylephrine HCl 5 MG per 5 ML Oral SolutionSY5
1044949dextromethorphan HBr 20 MG / guaifenesin 200 MG / phenylephrine HCl 10 MG per 10 ML Oral SolutionSY5

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

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

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
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DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
63941-382-04TussinMulti Symptom Cold CF1 in 1 BOXLIQUID15
63941-382-04TussinMulti Symptom Cold CF118 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTICLIQUID1185

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
63941-382TUSSIN MULTI SYMPTOM COLD CF (DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, GUAIFENESIN, PHENYLEPHRINE) LIQUID [BEST CHOICE (VALU MERCHANDISERS COMPANY)]5Current NDC, Legacy NDC, 2 package rows20241212_539b8972-2a46-468e-ad27-6672d746feb7.zip

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDEACTIVE INGREDIENT9D2RTI9KYH1
GUAIFENESINACTIVE INGREDIENT495W7451VQ1
PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDEACTIVE INGREDIENT04JA59TNSJ1
DEXTROMETHORPHANACTIVE MOIETY7355X3ROTS1
GUAIFENESINACTIVE MOIETY495W7451VQ1
PHENYLEPHRINEACTIVE MOIETY1WS297W6MV1
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDINACTIVE INGREDIENTXF417D3PSL1
FD&C RED NO. 40INACTIVE INGREDIENTWZB9127XOA1
GLYCERININACTIVE INGREDIENTPDC6A3C0OX1
LACTIC ACIDINACTIVE INGREDIENT33X04XA5AT1
MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORMINACTIVE INGREDIENTL7T10EIP3A1
PROPYLENE GLYCOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT6DC9Q167V31
SODIUM BENZOATEINACTIVE INGREDIENTOJ245FE5EU1
SORBITOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT506T60A25R1
SUCRALOSEINACTIVE INGREDIENT96K6UQ3ZD41
WATERINACTIVE INGREDIENT059QF0KO0R1

Products#

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

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
63941-38263941-382-04

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 13 matching rows.

Source Document#

Source XML · Source PDF

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 4 · 194 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
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SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4TABLET / ORAL45 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLTABLET / ORAL197 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL570 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL400 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLCONCENTRATE / ORAL84 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL60 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLGRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL30 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL62 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4TABLET / ORAL45 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUSYRUP / ORAL80 mgExact identifier — unii+route
38 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORMMENTHOLL7T10EIP3ASOLUTION / ORAL3 mgExact identifier — unii+route
18 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOACAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLFILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUGRANULE, EFFERVESCENT / ORAL60 mgExact identifier — unii+route
38 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL414 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOACONCENTRATE / ORAL0.04 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOAPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL3 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLSYRUP / ORAL268 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4TROCHE / ORAL60 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOATABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL2.5 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOACAPSULE, COATED / ORALNAExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOATABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL40 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOACAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL2 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUSUSPENSION/ DROPS / ORAL23 mgExact identifier — unii+route
38 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORMMENTHOLL7T10EIP3ACAPSULE / ORAL0.87 mgExact identifier — unii+route
18 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RLIQUID / ORAL53460 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOASYRUP / ORAL3 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOASUSPENSION / ORAL100 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOAPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL3 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLCONCENTRATE / ORAL84 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route
38 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLELIXIR / ORAL90 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLLIQUID / INTRAVENOUS18 mgExact identifier — unii+dosage form
44 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTIC ACIDLACTIC ACID33X04XA5ATTABLET / ORALADJ PHExact identifier — unii+route
8 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4GRANULE / ORAL5.4 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUGRANULE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii+route
38 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORMMENTHOLL7T10EIP3ASUSPENSION / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route
18 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORMMENTHOLL7T10EIP3ATABLET / ORAL0.58 mgExact identifier — unii+route
18 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL414 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLSUSPENSION/ DROPS / ORAL15 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLTABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL12 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL60 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUELIXIR / ORAL5.02 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route
38 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL62 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLFILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4FILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL33 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLGRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL30 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4GRANULE / ORAL5.4 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4SOLUTION / ORAL800 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOASYRUP / ORAL3 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTIC ACIDLACTIC ACID33X04XA5ATSOLUTION / ORAL192 mgExact identifier — unii+route
8 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLTABLET, EFFERVESCENT / ORAL840 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUELIXIR / ORAL5.02 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route
38 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCRALOSESUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL23 mgExact identifier — unii+route
36 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOACAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOAELIXIR / ORAL12.5 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL24 mgExact identifier — unii+route
38 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOADROPS / ORALNAExact identifier — unii+route
44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3LIQUID / ORAL29008 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates

openFDA label cross-check#

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
Tussin Multi Symptom Cold CFDEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, GUAIFENESIN, PHENYLEPHRINEBest Choice (Valu Merchandisers Company)539b8972-2a46-468e-ad27-6672d746feb72024-12-10WarningsExact identifier
ndc (package): 63941-382-04
ndc (product): 63941-382
ndc11 (package): 63941038204
spl id: fdd3a545-fb99-46b2-844c-a82228d5bd56
spl set id: 539b8972-2a46-468e-ad27-6672d746feb7

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