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Severe Congestion and Cough

Dosage form
TABLET, FILM COATED
Labeler
Walgreen Company
Label updated
2026-07-10
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE · GUAIFENESIN · PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Active ingredients (in each caplet)

Dextromethorphan HBr 10 mg
Guaifenesin 200 mg
Phenylephrine HCl 5 mg

Purpose

Cough suppressant
Expectorant
Nasal decongestant

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

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

  • high blood pressure
  • heart disease
  • diabetes
  • thyroid disease
  • difficulty in urination due to enlargement of the prostate gland
  • cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)
  • persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema

When using this product

do not exceed recommended dosage.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

  • nervousness, dizziness, or sleeplessness occur
  • symptoms do not get better within 7 days or occur with fever
  • cough persists more than 7 days, tends to recur, or is accompanied by a fever, rash, or persistent headache. These could be signs of a serious condition.

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.

Directions
  • do not take more than directed
  • do not take more than 12 caplets in any 24-hour period
  • adults and children 12 years and over: take 2 caplets every 4 hours
  • children under 12 years: do not use
Other information
  • each caplet contains: sodium 3 mg
  • TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF OUTER PACKAGE IS OPENED OR BLISTER IS TORN OR BROKEN
  • store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted between 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)
  • see end flap for expiration date and lot number
Inactive ingredients

corn starch, FD&C blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C red #40 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, polyvinyl alcohol, povidone, silicon dioxide, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid, talc, titanium dioxide

Questions or comments?

1-800-426-9391

Principal display panel

NDC 0363-6048-19

Walgreens

• WALGREENS •  PHARMACIST RECOMMENDED

Compare to active ingredients in
Maximum Strength Mucinex®
Fast-Max® Severe Congestion & Cough††

Severe
Congestion
& Cough

DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBr / COUGH SUPPRESSANT
GUAIFENESIN / EXPECTORANT
PHENYLEPHRINE HCl / NASAL DECONGESTANT

Maximum Strength

Multi-Symptom

• Controls cough
• Relieves nasal & chest congestion
• Thins & loosens mucus

20
COATED
CAPLETS

ACTUAL SIZE

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 1ddc04fb-069c-44fe-814b-ba4f503c4be0 · Version 13
NDC: 0363-6048