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Guaifenesin

Manufacturer
Better Living Brands LLC | Aurohealth LLC | APL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Effective date
2023-12-01
Label type
Human OTC Drug Label
Version
3
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-06-01 00:03:10

Label at a glance#

ProductGuaifenesin
Active ingredientGUAIFENESIN
Label structure13 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 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 or 2 tablets every 12 hours. Do not exceed 4 tablets in 24 hours. children under 12 years of age: do not use

Storage and handling

store between 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F)

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

(in each extended-release tablet)
 Guaifenesin USP 600 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


  • 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.

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 crush, chew, or break 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 or 2 tablets every 12 hours. Do not exceed 4 tablets in 24 hours.
  • children under 12 years of age: do not use

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • store between 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F)

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION


colloidal silicon dioxide, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, and pregelatinized starch (maize)

Questions?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-855-274-4122 (Monday – Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EST) You may also report side effects to this phone number.


DISTRIBUTED BY
BETTER LIVING BRANDS LLC
P.O.BOX 99, PLEASANTON, CA 94566-0009
1-888-723-3929
www.betterlivingbrandsLLC.com

MADE IN INDIA

CODE: AP/DRUGS/04/2016

PACKAGE LABEL-PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 600 mg Blister Carton (20 (1 x 20) Tablets)

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Compare to
the active ingredient in
Mucinex®*

NDC 21130-179-67

Signature
Care®
Quality
Guaranteed

Mucus Relief
Guaifenesin Extended-Release
Tablets 600 mg

Expectorant 
 
•Relieves Chest Congestion
•Thins And Loosens Mucus

12
HOUR

ACTUAL SIZE

20 EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS

PACKAGE LABEL-PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 600 mg Blister Carton (20 (1 x 20) Tablets)PACKAGE LABEL-PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 600 mg Blister Carton (20 (1 x 20) Tablets)

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
636522guaiFENesin 600 MG 12HR Extended Release Oral TabletPSN3
63652212 HR guaifenesin 600 MG Extended Release Oral TabletSCD3
636522guaifenesin 600 MG 12 HR Extended Release Oral TabletSY3

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
21130-179-67Guaifenesin1 in 1 CARTONTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE13
21130-179-67Guaifenesin20 in 1 BLISTER PACKTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE203

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
21130-179GUAIFENESIN TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE [BETTER LIVING BRANDS LLC]3Current NDC, Legacy NDC, 2 package rows20231202_ba6ccfc6-d2f8-56d0-e053-2a95a90af6a8.zip

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
21130-17921130-179-67

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 10 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
GUAIFENESIN495W7451VQACTIB
SILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4IACT
HYPROMELLOSE 2208 (15000 MPA.S)Z78RG6M2N2IACT
HYPROMELLOSE 2910 (10000 MPA.S)0HO1H52958IACT
MAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30IACT
MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE 1017T9FYH5QMKIACT
MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE 102PNR0YF693YIACT
POVIDONE K90RDH86HJV5ZIACT
POVIDONE K25K0KQV10C35IACT
STARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJIACT

Source Document#

Source XML

Orange Book application contexts#

All distinct exact application/product contexts derived from this label’s complete NDC list are paginated below.

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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
A210453-001GUAIFENESINGUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21
A210453-002GUAIFENESINGUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21

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 22:38:342026-08A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-2184e616aacf4f…
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2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-2131067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-2131067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-216a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-216a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-2103ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-2103ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-212680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-212680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-215bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-215bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21d8e5a09893c0…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21d8e5a09893c0…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21d06236e962d9…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21d06236e962d9…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-2179d66fd596c7…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-2179d66fd596c7…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21301d65b070ca…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-21301d65b070ca…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-211e350fbaab3a…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-211e350fbaab3a…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-218072bd15b7f6…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-218072bd15b7f6…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-215c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-215c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-215d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-215d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-214b0b4de00fa7…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-214b0b4de00fa7…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12A210453-001GUAIFENESIN600MGTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-2174a2ff9319b5…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12A210453-002GUAIFENESIN1.2GMTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2019-10-2174a2ff9319b5…

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
GuaifenesinGUAIFENESINBetter Living Brands LLCba6ccfc6-d2f8-56d0-e053-2a95a90af6a82023-12-01WarningsExact identifier
ndc (package): 21130-179-67
ndc (product): 21130-179
ndc11 (package): 21130017967
spl id: 449da1ee-474d-477e-843b-39b442501809
spl set id: ba6ccfc6-d2f8-56d0-e053-2a95a90af6a8

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