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Tussin DM

Manufacturer
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Effective date
2021-02-22
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
2
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-01 22:51:06

Label at a glance#

ProductTussin DM cough and chest congestion
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 10 mL every 4 hours children under 12 years do not use

Storage and handling

each 10 mL contains: sodium 6 mg 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, 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

10 mL every 4 hours

children under 12 years

do not use

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • each 10 mL contains: sodium 6 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, high fructose corn syrup, menthol, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sucralose

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-719-9260

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

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FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
68071-5164-82024-06-20C16284748780-1f386c64a-49cf-0266-e053-dadaa90a7c1aMcKesson Tussin DM Drug Facts
68071-5164-82023-01-30C16284748780-1f386c64a-49cf-0266-e053-dadaa90a7c1aMcKesson Tussin DM Drug Facts

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
49348-017-34ML - Milliliter49348-017dc120335-7736-48e7-aa3c-8654f547d9db12012-07-24
49348-017-37ML - Milliliter49348-0179578848d-f65a-4c98-b197-e0583922ac7212012-07-24
49348-017-39ML - Milliliter49348-017cb098ba1-c27c-4eac-bf4a-0508ad76139b12012-07-24

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
68071-516468071-5164-8
49348-017

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 12 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLIACT
FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOAIACT
GLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXIACT
HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUPXY6UN3QB6SIACT
MENTHOLL7T10EIP3AIACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3IACT
WATER059QF0KO0RIACT
SODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUIACT
SODIUM CITRATE1Q73Q2JULRIACT
SUCRALOSE96K6UQ3ZD4IACT
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE9D2RTI9KYHACTIB
GUAIFENESIN495W7451VQACTIB

Source Document#

Source XML

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
1b56413d-bc8a-9e3a-e063-6394a90afb199dd826d5-92ba-71ff-e053-2a95a90a07602024-06-20WarningsExact identifier
spl set id: 9dd826d5-92ba-71ff-e053-2a95a90a0760

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

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