Preferred Plus TabTussin

Manufacturer
Kinray | Reese Pharmaceutical Co | Pharbest
Effective date
2020-02-13
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
2
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-01 23:41:10

Label at a glance#

ProductPreferred Plus TabTussin
Active ingredientGuaifenesin
Label structure11 sections

Indications and uses

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

Dosage and administration

Adults and children 12 years of age and over: take 1 tablet every 4 hours as needed Children 6 to 10 under 12 years of age: take 1/2 tablet every 4 hours as needed Children under 6 years of age: consult a doctor     Do not exceed 6 doses in a 24 hour period or as directed by a doctor

Storage and handling

store at 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Active ingredient (per tablet)

Guaifenesin  400mg

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 
  • helps make coughs more productive

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Ask doctor before use if you have

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

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

Stop use and ask doctor if

  • Symptoms are accompanied by fever, rash or persistent headache
  • cough persists for more than 1 week or tends to recur
A persistent cough may be a sign 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 immediately.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • Adults and children 12 years of age and over: take 1 tablet every 4 hours as needed
  • Children 6 to 10 under 12 years of age: take 1/2 tablet every 4 hours as needed
  • Children under 6 years of age: consult a doctor    
Do not exceed 6 doses in a 24 hour period or as directed by a doctor

Other Information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

store at 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose. May also contain (colloidal) silicon dioxide, (co) povidone, dicalcium phosphate, maltodextrin, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid.

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

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FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
61715-065-242020-02-13C16284748780-19d75b9d0-b5b4-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ceDrug Facts
61715-065-242020-01-31C16284748780-19d75b9d0-b5b4-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ceDrug Facts

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
GuaifenesinACTIVE INGREDIENT495W7451VQ1
GuaifenesinACTIVE MOIETY495W7451VQ1
COPOVIDONEINACTIVE INGREDIENTD9C330MD8B1
MAGNESIUM STEARATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT70097M6I301
MALTODEXTRININACTIVE INGREDIENT7CVR7L4A2D1
SILICON DIOXIDEINACTIVE INGREDIENTETJ7Z6XBU41
STEARIC ACIDINACTIVE INGREDIENT4ELV7Z65AP1

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
61715-06561715-065-24

Ingredients#

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

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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 3 · 145 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredientIID ingredientUNIIDosage form / routePotencyMaximum daily exposureMatch
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL80 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL1190 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4LOZENGE / ORAL120 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, SUGAR COATED / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, COATED / ORAL42.4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30IMPLANT / SUBCUTANEOUS0.5 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4GEL / DENTAL19 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4TABLET / BUCCAL3 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4SUSPENSION / ORAL400 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL96 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4INSERT / VAGINAL8 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DFILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL19 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
15 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4PELLET / ORAL34 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4TABLET / ORAL750 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30LOZENGE / TRANSMUCOSAL100 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL131 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL336 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL127 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL40 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4GEL / TOPICAL6 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APSOAP / TOPICAL6 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, COATED / ORAL184 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DSUSPENSION / ORAL6040 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
15 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL117 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL176 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
COPOVIDONECOPOVIDONE K25-31D9C330MD8BCAPSULE / ORAL1346 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
16 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30INHALANT / ORAL0.08 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL166 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
COPOVIDONECOPOVIDONE K25-31D9C330MD8BTABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL53 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
16 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL120 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4TABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APIMPLANT / SUBCUTANEOUS1.04 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APAEROSOL, FOAM / VAGINAL4 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL292 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
15 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET / SUBLINGUAL9 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APEMULSION / TOPICALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET, EFFERVESCENT / ORAL14404 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
15 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30LOZENGE / ORAL420 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4GRANULE, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL1.8 mg/120mlExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL187 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DTABLET / ORAL320 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
15 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30CAPSULE / ORAL256.4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30DROPS / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET / ORAL980 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL71 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30RING / VAGINAL2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL47 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APEMULSION / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL144 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL14 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
COPOVIDONECOPOVIDONE K25-31D9C330MD8BTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL5917 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
16 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APSHAMPOO / TOPICAL9.7 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL173 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4TAMPON / VAGINALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET / BUCCAL17.5 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MALTODEXTRINMALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL8000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
15 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APOINTMENT / TOPICAL15 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APPELLET / SUBCUTANEOUS0.97 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates

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