Guaifenesin

Manufacturer
Physicians Total Care, Inc.
Effective date
2012-03-01
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
1
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-05-31 22:31:04

Label at a glance#

ProductGuaifenesin DM
Active ingredientDEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, GUAIFENESIN
Label structure13 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 this adult product is not intended for use in children under 12 years of age age (yr)  dose (tsp)  adults and children 12 years and over  2 teaspoons every 4 hours  children under 12 years  do not use

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredients (in each 5 mL = 1 tsp)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Dextromethorphan HBr, USP 10 mg

Guaifenesin, USP 100 mg

Purpose

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 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

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

Stop use and ask a doctor if 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.

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

If pregnant or breast-feeding, 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.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • do not take more than 6 doses in any 24-hour period
  • this adult product is not intended for use in children under 12 years of age

age (yr) 

dose (tsp) 

adults and children
12 years and over 

2 teaspoons
every 4 hours 

children under
12 years 

do not use

Other information

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

  • store at 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F)
  • dosage cup provided

You may report serious side effects to: 130 Vintage Drive, Huntsville, AL 35811.

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

citric acid, FD&C red #40, flavors, glycerin, high fructose corn syrup, liquid glucose, purified water, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Made in the USA
for Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
Huntsville, AL 35811

Rev. 7/09 R4
8281171  0855


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

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

NDC 54868-1986-1
118 mL
image of 118 mL package label
image of 118 mL package label

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
996520dextromethorphan HBr 20 MG / guaiFENesin 200 MG in 10 mL Oral SolutionPSN1
996520dextromethorphan hydrobromide 2 MG/ML / guaifenesin 20 MG/ML Oral SolutionSCD1
996520dextromethorphan hydrobromide 10 MG / guaifenesin 100 MG per 5 ML Oral SolutionSY1
996520dextromethorphan hydrobromide 15 MG / guaifenesin 150 MG per 7.5 ML Oral SolutionSY1
996520dextromethorphan hydrobromide 20 MG / guaifenesin 200 MG per 10 ML Oral SolutionSY1

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

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

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
54868-1986-02019-09-24C16284748780-19350213a-4a90-c013-e053-90daa90a1393Q-Tussin DM 0855
54868-1986-12019-09-24C16284748780-19350213a-4a90-c013-e053-90daa90a1393Q-Tussin DM 0855

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
54868-1986-0GuaifenesinDM473 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTICSYRUP4731
54868-1986-1GuaifenesinDM118 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTICSYRUP1181

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
54868-1986GUAIFENESIN DM (GUAIFENESIN AND DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE) SYRUP [PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE, INC.]12 package rows20120305_ae91e751-f3d7-4fef-ba92-67e4bf327373.zip

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
54868-1986-0ML - Milliliter54868-1986df0bdbb4-837b-4e53-a777-3a4f9944e4ff12012-07-24
54868-1986-1ML - Milliliter54868-198636bd697d-4356-4480-9dd7-238f4ce4de6812012-07-24
0603-0855-58ML - Milliliter0603-08558e0b9c24-0ed7-47e6-a0b5-018335441c6b12012-07-24
0603-0855-81ML - Milliliter0603-0855c60b2882-af8b-4661-af99-403c097a40e012012-07-24
0603-0855-94ML - Milliliter0603-08554d1ae91b-d4b9-48c4-94af-453ce1357dad12012-07-24

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDEACTIVE INGREDIENT9D2RTI9KYH1
GUAIFENESINACTIVE INGREDIENT495W7451VQ1
DEXTROMETHORPHANACTIVE MOIETY7355X3ROTS1
GUAIFENESINACTIVE MOIETY495W7451VQ1
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT2968PHW8QP1
FD&C RED NO. 40INACTIVE INGREDIENTWZB9127XOA1
GLUCOSE OXIDASEINACTIVE INGREDIENT0T8392U5N11
GLYCERININACTIVE INGREDIENTPDC6A3C0OX1
HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUPINACTIVE INGREDIENTXY6UN3QB6S1
SACCHARIN SODIUMINACTIVE INGREDIENTSB8ZUX40TY1
SODIUM BENZOATEINACTIVE INGREDIENTOJ245FE5EU1
WATERINACTIVE INGREDIENT059QF0KO0R1

Products#

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
54868-198654868-1986-0, 54868-1986-1
0603-0855

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.

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
7704aea8-fedc-40b6-bd09-b0cb2c40b00fae91e751-f3d7-4fef-ba92-67e4bf3273732012-03-01WarningsExact identifier
spl id: 7704aea8-fedc-40b6-bd09-b0cb2c40b00f
spl set id: ae91e751-f3d7-4fef-ba92-67e4bf327373

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