Delsym

Manufacturer
Physicians Total Care, Inc.
Effective date
2012-08-30
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
1
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-05-31 22:32:54

Label at a glance#

ProductDelsym
Active ingredientDextromethorphan
Label structure11 sections

Indications and uses

temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with the common cold or inhaled irritants the impulse to cough to help you get to sleep

Dosage and administration

shake bottle well before use measure only with dosing cup provided. Do not use dosing cup with other products. dose as follows or as directed by a doctor mL = milliliter adults and children 12 years of age and over 10 mL every 12 hours, not to exceed 20 mL in 24 hours children 6 to under 12 years of age 5 mL every 12 hours, not to exceed 10 mL in 24 hours children 4 to under 6 years of age 2.5 mL every 12 hours, n...

Storage and handling

each 5 mL contains: sodium 7 mg store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F) dosing cup provided

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Drug Facts

Active ingredient (in each 5 mL)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Dextromethorphan polistirex equivalent to 30 mg dextromethorphan hydrobromide

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Cough suppressant

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

temporarily relieves

  • cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with the common cold or inhaled irritants
  • the impulse to cough to help you get to sleep

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

Do not use 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

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

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

Stop use and ask a doctor if cough lasts more than 7 days, cough comes back, or occurs with fever, rash or headache that lasts. These could be signs of a serious condition.

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.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • shake bottle well before use
  • measure only with dosing cup provided. Do not use dosing cup with other products.
  • dose as follows or as directed by a doctor
  • mL = milliliter
adults and children 12 years of age and over10 mL every 12 hours,
not to exceed 20 mL in 24 hours
children 6 to under 12 years of age5 mL every 12 hours,
not to exceed 10 mL in 24 hours
children 4 to under 6 years of age2.5 mL every 12 hours,
not to exceed 5 mL in 24 hours
children under 4 years of agedo not use

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • each 5 mL contains: sodium 7 mg
  • store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)
  • dosing cup provided

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

citric acid, edetate disodium, ethylcellulose, FD&C Yellow No. 6, flavor, high fructose corn syrup, methylparaben, polyethylene glycol 3350, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, propylparaben, purified water, sucrose, tragacanth, vegetable oil, xanthan gum

Questions?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-888-963-3382     You may also report side effects to this phone number.

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Distributed by: Reckitt Benckiser, Parsippany, NJ 07054-0224 ©RB 2011

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Additional barcode labeling by:
Physicians Total Care, Inc.
Tulsa, Oklahoma        74146

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 89 mL Bottle Carton

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

NDC 54868-6003-0

Delsym®

Dextromethorphan Polistirex
Extended-Release Suspension (Cough Suppressant)

COUGH

DAY
OR
NIGHT

12
HOUR
COUGH RELIEF

Orange
Flavored Liquid

89 mL (3 fl oz)

Alcohol-free

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 89 mL Bottle Carton
PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 89 mL Bottle Carton

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
1373128Delsym 30 MG in 5 mL 12HR Extended Release Oral SuspensionPSN1
1373045dextromethorphan polistirex 30 MG in 5 mL 12HR Extended Release Oral SuspensionPSN1
137312812 HR dextromethorphan polistirex 6 MG/ML Extended Release Suspension [Delsym]SBD1
137304512 HR dextromethorphan polistirex 6 MG/ML Extended Release SuspensionSCD1
1373128Delsym (dextromethorphan polistirex equivalent to 30 mg per 5 ML dextromethorphan hydrobromide) 12 HR Extended Release SuspensionSY1
1373045dextromethorphan polistirex (dextromethorphan HBr 30 MG) per 5 ML 12 HR Extended Release SuspensionSY1
1373045dextromethorphan polistirex 6 MG/ML 12 HR Extended Release SuspensionSY1

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

Class, Version, Type table
ClassVersionTypeEffective
DEXTROMETHORPHAN Pharmacologic Class Indexing2Indexing - Pharmacologic Class20180813

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
bf324df6-7127-7deb-def5-2681c136cd03Product name320250325
362d7abb-94e6-4c60-9a58-266894157713Product name120231023
43a1ed49-eae2-4840-8075-cb4b33478540Product name120230425
ba088a92-ab5e-b2d4-e908-f5ea691b7587Product name720210201
816b97af-edc5-4060-aff1-b814bdbcad50Product name120190415
419aab54-5d5a-4146-9453-026d4a9991beProduct name220170525
89dac932-b90a-4410-9ab1-84c53e57de25Product name120150316
76633df9-0d59-4b88-03ed-21dee1b966f8Product name120140508
d723478e-ad4a-ec23-6bd7-cfe33e1e3840Product name120140508

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
54868-6003-02019-09-24C16284748780-19350213a-4850-c013-e053-90daa90a1393Delsym 12 Hour Cough Relief Orange

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
54868-6003-0Delsym1 in 1 CARTONSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE11
54868-6003-0Delsym89 mL in 1 BOTTLESUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE891

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
54868-6003DELSYM (DEXTROMETHORPHAN) SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE [PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE, INC.]12 package rows20120830_671b249d-60f8-450d-8888-269552339b2f.zip

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
54868-6003-0ML - Milliliter54868-6003c86289e2-eca4-48a0-ac1d-611f27390e6212013-03-03
63824-175-63ML - Milliliter63824-175e6829a5d-9e90-4855-8410-6e4d230aab4d12012-07-24
63824-175-65ML - Milliliter63824-175f6ae2467-895f-4f35-a2c0-4dcf5dcc494e12012-07-24

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
DextromethorphanACTIVE INGREDIENT7355X3ROTS1
DextromethorphanACTIVE MOIETY7355X3ROTS1
citric acid monohydrateINACTIVE INGREDIENT2968PHW8QP1
edetate disodiumINACTIVE INGREDIENT7FLD91C86K1
ethylcellulosesINACTIVE INGREDIENT7Z8S9VYZ4B1
FD&C Yellow No. 6INACTIVE INGREDIENTH77VEI93A81
high fructose corn syrupINACTIVE INGREDIENTXY6UN3QB6S1
methylparabenINACTIVE INGREDIENTA2I8C7HI9T1
PolistirexINACTIVE INGREDIENT5H9W9GTW271
polyethylene glycol 3350INACTIVE INGREDIENTG2M7P15E5P1
polysorbate 80INACTIVE INGREDIENT6OZP39ZG8H1
propylene glycolINACTIVE INGREDIENT6DC9Q167V31
propylparabenINACTIVE INGREDIENTZ8IX2SC1OH1
sucroseINACTIVE INGREDIENTC151H8M5541
tragacanthINACTIVE INGREDIENT2944357O2O1
waterINACTIVE INGREDIENT059QF0KO0R1
xanthan gumINACTIVE INGREDIENTTTV12P4NEE1

Products#

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
54868-600354868-6003-0
63824-175

Ingredients#

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

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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 1 · 13 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredientIID ingredientUNIIDosage form / routePotencyMaximum daily exposureMatch
edetate disodiumEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL40 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
propylparabenPROPYLPARABENZ8IX2SC1OHSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL4 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
polysorbate 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL40 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
tragacanthTRAGACANTH2944357O2OSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL70 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
sucroseSUCROSEC151H8M554SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL5400 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
xanthan gumXANTHAN GUMTTV12P4NEESUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL186.8 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
methylparabenMETHYLPARABENA2I8C7HI9TSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL40 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
citric acid monohydrateCITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL140.8 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
FD&C Yellow No. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL0.12 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
ethylcellulosesETHYLCELLULOSE7Z8S9VYZ4BSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
polyethylene glycol 3350POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350G2M7P15E5PSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL37 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
high fructose corn syrupHIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUPXY6UN3QB6SSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL3000 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
propylene glycolPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL1000 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form

Orange Book application contexts#

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Source provenance: Browse the complete Orange Book source catalog · source snapshot 44.

Orange Book products#

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Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-productTrade nameIngredientStrengthDosage form / routeTE codesRLD / RSApproval date
N018658-001DELSYMDEXTROMETHORPHAN POLISTIREXEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08

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.

Product history page 1 of 2 · 44 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
CapturedEditionApplication-productTrade nameStrengthDosage form / routeProduct TE source textRLD / RSApproval dateSource SHA-256
2026-10-15 13:18:302026-09N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08c2088c7a36db…
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-0884e616aacf4f…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-0831067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-086a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-0803ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-082680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-085bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08d8e5a09893c0…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08d06236e962d9…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-0879d66fd596c7…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08301d65b070ca…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-081e350fbaab3a…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-088072bd15b7f6…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-085c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-085d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-084b0b4de00fa7…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-0874a2ff9319b5…
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC2022-03N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08bb7c543d1eb4…
2021-12-28 21:50 UTC2021-12N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08782e0a99824c…
2021-05-05 16:15 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2021-05N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-0887673890dc5c…
2021-03-12 10:30 UTC2021-03N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-085aa47cf7b7d7…
2020-12-22 03:56 UTC2020-12N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-088869cabd3fbd…
2020-11-12 02:37 UTC2020-11N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08c0c555d07b60…
2019-12-14 00:12 UTC2019-12N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-083f01610625f2…
2019-09-15 20:21 UTC2019-09N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08b00525d2431f…
2019-07-19 19:46 UTC2019-07N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08ea99ee380514…
2024-03-16 18:09 UTC · 4 captures of this ZIP2024-03N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-086a51e52b5d6a…
2024-02-18 07:12 UTC2024-02N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-081c564ffb4f44…
2023-12-20 04:57 UTC2023-12N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08ea1830bbd6c7…
2023-11-28 05:40 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-11N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08a72a2bbeb626…
2023-10-25 00:34 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-10N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-089b2671bbb829…
2023-07-15 15:27 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-07N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08a67488948f0b…
2023-06-13 01:57 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2023-06N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-083f0d92c62455…
2023-05-13 08:27 UTC2023-05N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-08053a50430f4f…
2023-01-26 05:58 UTC2023-01N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-083bdfa0b2c4d7…
2022-11-12 20:34 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2022-11N018658-001DELSYMEQ 30MG HYDROBROMIDE/5MLSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALRLD, RS1982-10-083a93d1ddd44b…

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
DelsymDEXTROMETHORPHANReckitt Benckiser LLCe3e1d126-76c2-4776-8ce0-449625b7e6ba2026-09-09WarningsExact identifier
ndc (product): 63824-175
d5eac7eb-f3db-4562-a97b-f4f2117d361b671b249d-60f8-450d-8888-269552339b2f2012-08-30WarningsExact identifier
spl id: d5eac7eb-f3db-4562-a97b-f4f2117d361b
spl set id: 671b249d-60f8-450d-8888-269552339b2f

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