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Mucus Relief DM

Dosage form
TABLET
Labeler
Rite Aid Corporation
Label updated
2025-08-20
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE · GUAIFENESIN
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredients (in each extended-release tablet)

Dextromethorphan HBr 30 mg

Guaifenesin 600 mg

Purpose

Cough Suppressant

Expectorant

Uses
  • helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to rid the bronchial passageways of bothersome mucus and make coughs more productive
  • temporarily relieves
    • cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with the common cold or inhaled irritants
    • the intensity of coughing
    • the impulse to cough to help you get to sleep
Warnings

Do not use

  • for children under 12 years of age
  • 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

  • persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema
  • cough accompanied by too much phlegm (mucus)

When using this product,

do not use more than directed. 

Stop use and ask a doctor if

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,

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).

Directions
  • do not crush, chew, or break tablet
  • take with a full glass of water 
  • this product can be administered without regards for timing of meals
  • adults and children 12 years of age and older: 1 or 2 tablet every 12 hours; not more than 4 tablets in 24 hours
  • children under 12 years of age: do not use 
Other information

store between 20º to 25ºC (68º to 77ºF)

Inactive ingredients

carbomer, colloidal silicon dioxide, D&Cyellow #10 aluminum lake, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, talc

Questions or comments?

Call 1-877-753-3935 Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM EST

Principal Display Panel

Compare to the active ingredients in Mucinex® DM*

MUCUS RELIEF DM

GUAIFENESIN  600 mg 

DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBr 30 mg

EXPECTORANT & COUGH SUPPRESSANT

Temporarily controls cough

Thin & loosens mucus

12 HOUR

EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS

*This product is not manufactured or distributed Reckitt Benckiser LLC, distributor of Mucinex® DM.

TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF BLISTER UNIT IS TORN, BROKEN OR SHOWS ANY SIGNS OF TAMPERING.

KEEP OUTER CARTON FOR COMPLETE WARNINGS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION.

DISTRIBUTED BY:

RITE AID, 30 HUNTER LANE,

CAMP HILL, PA 17011

www.riteaid.com

Package Label

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 035693ed-d720-430b-98f5-fe4b5dec5db6 · Version 7
NDC: 11822-0733