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		2026-10-16
excluded package	package	52642-042	52642-042-40	D	Discontinued by firm		2026-10-16

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 25 of 180 · 3,583 matching rows.

Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
Childrens Delsym Cough Plus Cold Night Time	ACETAMINOPHEN, DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	Reckitt Benckiser LLC	00689aa5-ed39-4c9a-92b8-105d2c0e2e15	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Childrens Delsym Cough Plus Chest Congestion DM and Delsym Cough Plus Cold Night Time	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, GUAIFENESIN, AND PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE	Reckitt Benckiser LLC	9aca1a68-893c-4770-8a48-d5d678058253	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Childrens Delsym Cough Plus Chest Congestion DM	DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE AND GUAIFENESIN	Reckitt Benckiser LLC	d26b5143-aa07-4114-a6ba-4f503aadd46f	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Goodmeds Allergy Relief	DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE	Cabinet Health P.B.C.	37533188-8c91-428b-a796-c5afd9e4959f	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Delsym Cough Plus Chest Congestion DM	DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE AND GUAIFENESIN	Reckitt Benckiser LLC	8252cdec-b668-4450-b045-e093479ab542	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Delsym Nighttime Cough	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, AND TRIPROLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE	Reckitt Benckiser LLC	27f9d2db-38ce-41d2-8f1a-0eb171600274	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Delsym Cough Plus Sore Throat	ACETAMINOPHEN AND DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE	Reckitt Benckiser LLC	b37b786e-0cce-419d-94ed-3b64a1eb1201	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Delsym Cough	DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE	Reckitt Benckiser LLC	a43d59f9-3a6c-4a7c-b98d-b86d6035f716	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Cold and Flu Relief Severe Daytime	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, GUAIFENESIN, PHENYLEPHRINE HCL	Rite Aid Corporation	5700ef26-ffa6-480a-bf36-bd5111799e9b	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Air Power	GUAIFENESIN	Schwabe North America, Inc	5cdefc7a-6242-4681-88a3-04422a1d48d3	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Cold and Flu Nighttime	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, TRIPROLIDINE HCL	WALMART INC.	adb658c8-db8d-4db6-80c8-e0f2de88a2de	2026-05-27	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Daytime Cold and Flu Non Drowsy	ACETAMINOHPEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, PHENYLEPHRINE HCL	CVS Pharmacy	c71427d4-707f-411f-8bd4-133517a9992b	2026-05-26	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Daytime Cold and Flu	ACETAMINOPHEN DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR PHENYLEPHRINE HCL	CVS PHARMACY, INC	643e929d-9e62-4260-91ee-e88a184dd7cd	2026-05-26	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
TopCare Day Time Nite Time Cold and Flu Relief	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, DOXYLAMINE SUCCINATE, PHENYLEPHRINE HCL	Topco Associates LLC	c00ff684-acaf-4fbe-bc74-7e48751b927d	2026-05-26	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Goodmeds Non-Drowsy Nasal Decongestant PE	PHENYLEPHRINE	Cabinet Health P.B.C.	4e75da23-35f2-431c-92cb-c2c4cb3f09f1	2026-05-26	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Night Time Cold and Flu Relief Multi Symptom	ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, DOXYLAMINE SUCCINATE	CVS Pharmacy	13492631-d5de-4562-a201-664f7d3591de	2026-05-26	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Sinufrin Decongestant	NASAL CONGESTION RELIEF	NeilMed Pharmaceuticals Inc	52a2e5f9-e0a2-02f7-e063-6294a90a3ae9	2026-05-25	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Cough Suppressant Adult	DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE	Rugby Laboratories	47b713bd-4c1e-f44a-e063-6294a90a63d3	2026-05-25	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
ClorRelief	CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE	FERRER MEDICAL INNOVATIONS LLC	db729011-f72f-5911-e053-2a95a90a68bf	2026-05-22	Warnings	Exact identifier application number: M012
Childrens Dye Free Allergy Relief	DIPHENHYDRAMINE HCL	Rite Aid Corporation	74ff4f0d-7952-4b74-b1b2-5a2beab91f7c	2026-05-22	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