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Severe Congestion and Cough

Dosage form
TABLET, FILM COATED
Labeler
CVS WOONSOCKET PRESCRIPTION CENTER, INCORPORATED
Label updated
2026-05-11
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE · GUAIFENESIN
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Active ingredients (in each caplet)

Dextromethorphan HBr 10 mg
Guaifenesin 200 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

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 that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)

Stop use and ask a doctor if

cough persists more than 1 week, 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

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

Questions or comments?

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NDC 51316-808-09

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Maximum Strength
SEVERE CONGESTION
& COUGH
Dextromethorphan HBr
, Cough Suppressant
Guaifenesin, Expectorant

Compare to Maximum Strength Mucinex® FAST-MAX
Severe Congestion & Cough active ingredients*

Multi-Symptom
Relieves Chest Congestion
Controls Cough | Thins & Loosens Mucus

20 CAPLETS

Under OTC monograph.

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

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Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895
© 2026 CVS /pharmacy
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*This product is not manufactured or distributed by RB
Health (US) LLC, owner of the registered trademark
Maximum Strength Mucinex® FAST-MAX® Severe
Congestion & Cough. 50844 ORG032680809

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[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 1efd1778-7ab1-4797-98c5-4637940ee3ec · Version 2
NDC: 51316-808