Guaifenesin

Manufacturer
SAM'S WEST INC | Ohm Laboratories Inc.
Effective date
2022-06-24
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
4
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-05-31 23:49:56

Label at a glance#

ProductGuaifenesin Extended Release
Active ingredientGuaifenesin
Label structure11 sections

Indications and uses

• helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to rid the bronchial passageways of bothersome mucus and make coughs more productive

Dosage and administration

• do not crush, chew, or break extended-release tablet • take with a full glass of water • this product can be administered without regard for the timing of meals • adults and children 12 years of age and over: 1 extended-release tablet every 12 hours. Do not exceed 2 extended-release tablets in 24 hours. • children under 12 years of age: do not use

Storage and handling

• store between 20-25°C (68-77°F) • TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF CARTON IS OPEN OR IF PRINTED SEAL ON BLISTER IS BROKEN OR MISSING.

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Drug Facts

Active ingredient (in each extended-release tablet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Guaifenesin, USP 1200 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Expectorant

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

  • helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to rid the bronchial passageways of bothersome mucus and make coughs more productive

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

  • for children under 12 years of age

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

  • persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema
  • cough accompanied by too much phlegm (mucus)

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back, or occurs with fever, rash, or persistent headache.
    These could be signs of a serious illness.

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Keep out of reach of children.

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 crush, chew, or break extended-release tablet
  • take with a full glass of water
  • this product can be administered without regard for the timing of meals
  • adults and children 12 years of age and over: 1 extended-release tablet every 12 hours. Do not exceed 2 extended-release tablets in 24 hours.
  • children under 12 years of age: do not use

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • store between 20-25°C (68-77°F)
  • TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF CARTON IS OPEN OR IF PRINTED SEAL ON BLISTER IS BROKEN OR MISSING.

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C blue #2 aluminum lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, povidone.

Questions?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

call toll-free Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST at 1-800-406-7984.

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

DISTRIBUTED BY:
SAM'S WEST, INC.
BENTONVILLE, AR 72716

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 1200 mg Tablet Blister Pack Carton

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Compare to Maximum Strength Mucinex®
active ingredient*

NDC 68196-996-56

Member's Mark™

Maximum Strength

Mucus Relief

Guaifenesin Extended-Release
Tablets, 1200 mg
Expectorant

  • Relieves chest congestion
  • Thins and loosens mucus

12
HOUR

56
Extended-
Release
Tablets

guaifenesin-01
guaifenesin-01

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
310621guaiFENesin 1200 MG 12HR Extended Release Oral TabletPSN4
31062112 HR guaifenesin 1200 MG Extended Release Oral TabletSCD4
310621guaifenesin 1200 MG 12 HR Extended Release Oral TabletSY4

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

Class, Version, Type table
ClassVersionTypeEffective
GUAIFENESIN Pharmacologic Class Indexing1Indexing - Pharmacologic Class20211129

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
4fe95224-f543-4dbb-9445-8cca122b48c8Product name120150609
e8718272-64cb-4436-969b-176c3067c8f4Product name120150609
106ff02a-57e1-4c4c-a307-fd582ff4e311Product name120150212

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
68196-996-56GuaifenesinExtended Release14 in 1 BLISTER PACKTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE144
68196-996-56GuaifenesinExtended Release4 in 1 CARTONTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE44

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
68196-996GUAIFENESIN EXTENDED RELEASE (GUAIFENESIN) TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE [SAM'S WEST INC]4Current NDC, Legacy NDC, 2 package rows20220626_64297bb8-cd4e-46d3-ae79-ea4aa4c03bca.zip

Products#

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
68196-99668196-996-56

Ingredients#

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

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Source Document#

Source XML

Orange Book application contexts#

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Source provenance: Browse the complete Orange Book source catalog · source snapshot 43.

Orange Book products#

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Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-productTrade nameIngredientStrengthDosage form / routeTE codesRLD / RSApproval date
A209254-001GUAIFENESINGUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16
A209254-002GUAIFENESINGUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16

Observed Orange Book product history#

Observed FDA ZIP history: Each table is queried independently by exact application/product key from successfully parsed Orange Book snapshots. Capture times identify archived source observations; absence or a change between snapshots is not inferred. FDA publication files that were not recoverable as structured ZIP data are not represented as states.

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Captured, Edition, Application-product table
CapturedEditionApplication-productTrade nameStrengthDosage form / routeProduct TE source textRLD / RSApproval dateSource SHA-256
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2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-1684e616aacf4f…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16caaa826d4ba7…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-1631067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-1631067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-166a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-166a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-1603ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-1603ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-162680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-162680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-165bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-165bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16d8e5a09893c0…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16d8e5a09893c0…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16d06236e962d9…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16d06236e962d9…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-1679d66fd596c7…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-1679d66fd596c7…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16301d65b070ca…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-16301d65b070ca…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-161e350fbaab3a…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-161e350fbaab3a…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-168072bd15b7f6…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-168072bd15b7f6…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-165c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-165c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-165d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-165d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-164b0b4de00fa7…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-164b0b4de00fa7…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12A209254-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-1674a2ff9319b5…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12A209254-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2018-07-1674a2ff9319b5…

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
Guaifenesin Extended ReleaseGUAIFENESINSAM'S WEST INC64297bb8-cd4e-46d3-ae79-ea4aa4c03bca2022-06-24WarningsExact identifier
ndc (package): 68196-996-56
ndc (product): 68196-996
ndc11 (package): 68196099656
spl id: 1cb900ed-18b4-4999-a149-0b4667abcda1
spl set id: 64297bb8-cd4e-46d3-ae79-ea4aa4c03bca

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