Menthol Cough Drops

Product NDC: 52642-042
11-digit product format: 526420042
Labeler code: 52642
Product ID: 52642-042_4745c1fb-d13a-38cf-e063-6394a90a286c
Type: HUMAN OTC DRUG
Nonproprietary name: Menthol
Dosage form: LOZENGE
Route: ORAL
Labeler: Bestco Inc.
Application: M012
Marketing category: OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG
Marketing start: 2018-10-10
Substance: MENTHOL
Active strength: 5.4 mg/1
NDC exclude flag: No
Listing certified through: 2026-12-31
Current FDA listing: Yes

NDC auxiliary status#

These records are reproduced from FDA’s unfinished, excluded, and compounder listings. They describe what appeared in the source files; a missing record does not establish a regulatory status. View all current auxiliary records, including entries without an NDC. · View the auxiliary file history.

Current NDC status page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

Dataset, Scope, Product NDC table
Dataset	Scope	Product NDC	Package NDC	Code	Status	Reporting period	Source date
excluded product	product	52642-042		D	Discontinued by firm		2026-10-27
excluded package	package	52642-042	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm		2026-10-27

Observed NDC auxiliary status history#

This history shows the information present in each captured FDA auxiliary file. It is not a continuous regulatory timeline, and a missing record does not establish a status.

Historic NDC status page 1 of 1 · 34 matching rows.

View current auxiliary records. · View the auxiliary file history.

Captured / source date, Dataset, Scope table
Captured / source date	Dataset	Scope	Package NDC	Code	Status	Snapshot	Source SHA-256
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-01-20 13:05 UTC · source 2025-01-20	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`ed331223b511…`	`672a5bd82f5f…`
2025-01-20 13:05 UTC · source 2025-01-20	excluded product	product		U	Excluded because listing certification expired	`ed331223b511…`	`672a5bd82f5f…`
2025-01-20 13:05 UTC · source 2025-01-20	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`ed331223b511…`	`672a5bd82f5f…`
2025-01-20 13:05 UTC · source 2025-01-20	excluded package	package	52642-042-30	U	Excluded because listing certification expired	`ed331223b511…`	`672a5bd82f5f…`
2025-01-11 03:41 UTC · source 2025-01-10	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`0efc9e666f02…`	`f202fb6c5f17…`
2025-01-11 03:41 UTC · source 2025-01-10	excluded product	product		U	Excluded because listing certification expired	`0efc9e666f02…`	`f202fb6c5f17…`
2025-01-11 03:41 UTC · source 2025-01-10	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`0efc9e666f02…`	`f202fb6c5f17…`
2025-01-11 03:41 UTC · source 2025-01-10	excluded package	package	52642-042-30	U	Excluded because listing certification expired	`0efc9e666f02…`	`f202fb6c5f17…`
2024-11-09 02:27 UTC · source 2024-11-08	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`ad56d346431e…`	`cc804d4bbf1e…`
2024-11-09 02:27 UTC · source 2024-11-08	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`ad56d346431e…`	`cc804d4bbf1e…`
2024-10-04 04:10 UTC · source 2024-10-03	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`367a005e9d99…`	`383a685ebd0f…`
2024-10-04 04:10 UTC · source 2024-10-03	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`367a005e9d99…`	`383a685ebd0f…`
2024-07-10 04:00 UTC · source 2024-07-09	excluded product	product		D	Discontinued by firm	`557ba5c1ecfa…`	`9c80585c8c6e…`
2024-07-10 04:00 UTC · source 2024-07-09	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm	`557ba5c1ecfa…`	`9c80585c8c6e…`
2022-08-30 03:57 UTC · source 2022-08-29	excluded product	product		I	Inactivated by FDA	`fb8cb913e6d1…`	`eb8c232b6be0…`
2022-08-30 03:57 UTC · source 2022-08-29	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	I	Inactivated by FDA	`fb8cb913e6d1…`	`eb8c232b6be0…`
2022-04-09 23:13 UTC · source 2022-04-08	excluded product	product		I	Inactivated by FDA	`86f5da6cb304…`	`a595104c45d7…`
2022-04-09 23:13 UTC · source 2022-04-08	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	I	Inactivated by FDA	`86f5da6cb304…`	`a595104c45d7…`
2022-04-04 05:40 UTC · source 2022-04-01	excluded product	product		I	Inactivated by FDA	`bd6a592717d7…`	`303034d00443…`
2022-04-04 05:40 UTC · source 2022-04-01	excluded package	package	52642-042-40	I	Inactivated by FDA	`bd6a592717d7…`	`303034d00443…`

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

Adverse event summaries are temporarily unavailable. Other product information remains available.

Additional Listing Data#

Finished product: Yes
Brand name base: Menthol Cough Drops
Listing expiration: 2026-12-31

Active Ingredients#

Ingredient, Strength table
Ingredient	Strength
MENTHOL	5.4 mg/1

Harmonized UNII identifiers#

UNII identifiers page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
Identifier	FDA.report destination
L7T10EIP3A	Internal UNII lookup

Harmonized RxCUI identifiers#

RxCUI identifiers page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
Identifier	FDA.report destination
485287	Internal RxNorm lookup

Harmonized SPL set identifiers#

SPL set identifiers page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
Identifier	FDA.report destination
77e25027-3c96-21fa-e053-2991aa0a1f31	Available on FDA.report

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
52642-042-40	2023-11-06	C162847	48780-1	d6a99b39-5142-a426-e053-dadaa90af4c2	Menthol 5.4 mg
52642-042-40	2022-01-28	C162847	48780-1	d6a99b39-5142-a426-e053-dadaa90af4c2	Menthol 5.4 mg

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	Strength	SPL version
52642-042-30	Menthol Cough Drops	30 in 1 BAG	LOZENGE	30		7

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
52642-042	MENTHOL COUGH DROPS (MENTHOL) LOZENGE [BESTCO INC.]	6	Current NDC, Legacy NDC, 1 package rows	20250129_77e25027-3c96-21fa-e053-2991aa0a1f31.zip

openFDA label cross-check#

OpenFDA label data provides additional search and identifier links. DailyMed’s Structured Product Label is the canonical label on FDA.report. Matching records are deduplicated before they are shown below.

Matched openFDA labels page 131 of 177 · 3,534 matching rows.

Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
SUGAR FREE GREEN TEA WITH ECHINACEA COUGH SUPPRESSANT THROAT DROPS	MENTHOL	Ricola Ag	8ae0e21a-44a0-4a2c-9880-54eeeaea07ea	2024-12-05	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
MOUNTAIN HERB SUGAR FREE WITH STEVIA COUGH SUPPRESSANT ORAL ANESTHETIC	MENTHOL	Ricola Ag	6d82469b-d51c-4824-9830-6c1874ad4fe4	2024-12-05	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
RICOLA MAX THROAT CARE COOL PEPPERMINT	MENTHOL	Ricola Ag	e8bedf6f-4a2e-4a76-ba8c-bdb249fb6ce5	2024-12-05	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
DUAL ACTION HONEY LEMON COUGH SUPPRESSANT ORAL ANESTHETIC	MENTHOL	Ricola Ag	a535717d-ba55-45e9-9fc3-711b5d7dbf57	2024-12-05	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
THE ORIGINAL NATURAL HERB COUGH DROPS	MENTHOL	Ricola Ag	4330ee8d-0b37-4a93-886b-5fc6e6598da7	2024-12-05	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
COLD AND FLU DAYTIME SEVERE	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, GUAIFENESIN, PHENYLEPHRINE HCL	TARGET CORP	9de99931-31ef-79e2-e053-2a95a90a98ad	2024-12-04	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Allergy Relief	DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TopCo Associates LLC	3ef6d155-b95b-4b30-87a8-8ed811b1520f	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Sinus plus Headache	ACETAMINOPHEN AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TOPCARE	a1b2b16d-c767-2945-e053-2995a90a4834	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Sinus Congestion and Pain Severe	ACETAMINOPHEN, GUAIFENESIN, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TopCare	fa9b2748-0474-4a39-a2b8-bb6f0678c1d1	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Sinus Pressure plus Pain PE	ACETAMINOPHEN AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC	a9640e09-369c-3c55-e053-2a95a90aebd5	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Cold Max	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC	ec7e5e2e-23c7-32ae-e053-2995a90a1251	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
COLD AND FLU SEVERE	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, GUAIFENESIN, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TOPCARE	cbb179c8-31fb-4a3a-9f23-4024350f8b7f	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Allergy Multi Symptom	ACETAMINOPHEN, CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC	a96431a0-b05d-4812-e053-2a95a90a5af6	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Cold Max Nighttime	ACETAMINOPHEN, CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TopCo Associates LLC	aa0d6762-b803-4630-8f74-780b7ea9acff	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Cold plus Head Congestion	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC	ec7e5e2e-23c5-32ae-e053-2995a90a1251	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Cold Plus Head Congestion Day and Night	ACETAMINOPHEN, CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TopCo Associates LLC	898eb1c7-395a-4845-9d0a-719fc78d86b7	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Cold Plus Head Congestion Nighttime	ACETAMINOPHEN, CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TopCo Associates LLC	7854c1fd-b5fc-477d-a79e-ff006ebf6fe5	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Cold and Head Congestion Severe	ACETAMINOPHEN, GUAIFENESIN, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TopCo Associates LLC	e07d880b-a12a-4e5e-94c0-bd36bcfe738c	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Head Congestion plus Mucus PE	ACETAMINOPHEN, GUAIFENESIN, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TOPCARE	bd0a3679-1f7c-4c41-e053-2995a90a8fcb	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Head Congestion plus Flu Severe PE	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, GUAIFENESIN, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC	bd09e4f3-3211-8c08-e053-2a95a90a73f9	2024-12-03	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUI	RxNorm string	TTY	DailyMed	SPL version
485287	menthol 5.4 MG Oral Lozenge	PSN	77e25027-3c96-21fa-e053-2991aa0a1f31	7
485287	menthol 5.4 MG Oral Lozenge	SCD	77e25027-3c96-21fa-e053-2991aa0a1f31	7

Packages#

Package NDC, 11-digit format, Description table
Package NDC	11-digit format	Description	Units	Marketing start	Marketing end	Sample	Exclude flag	Status
52642-042-30	52642004230	30 LOZENGE in 1 BAG (52642-042-30)	30 lozenge	2018-10-10	0000-00-00	No	No	Current
52642-042-40	52642004240	40 LOZENGE in 1 BAG (52642-042-40)	40 lozenge	2018-10-10	0000-00-00	No	No	Current

Title, Manufacturer, Effective date table
Title	Manufacturer	Effective date	Type	Version
Menthol 5.4 mg	Bestco Inc.	2025-12-31	HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL	7
Menthol 5.4 mg	Bestco Inc.	2023-11-06	HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL	3