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Guaifenesin

Dosage form
TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE
Labeler
Aurohealth LLC
Label updated
2025-05-08
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
GUAIFENESIN
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredient

( in each extended-release tablet)

Guaifenesin USP 1200 mg

Purpose

Expectorant

Uses

  • 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

  • for children under 12 years of age
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)
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 extended-release  tablet
  • take with a full glass of water
  • this product can be administered without regard for timing of meals
  • adults and children 12 years of age and over: 1 extended-release  tablet every 12 hours. Do not exceed 2 extended-release tablets in 24 hours.
  • children under 12 years of age: do not use
Other information
  • store between 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F)

Inactive ingredients

colloidal silicon dioxide, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, and pregelatinised starch (maize)

Questions?

1-855-274-4122 (Monday – Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EST)


Distributed by:
AUROHEALTH LLC.
279 Princeton-Hightstown Road
East Windsor, NJ 08520

Made in India

PACKAGE LABEL-PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 1200 mg Blister Carton (42 (3 x 14) Tablets)

NDC 58602-865-03

PrimaryHealth

COMPARE TO Maximum  Strength Mucinex®
Active Ingredient*  
MAXIMUM STRENGTH

Guaifenesin
Extended-Release Tablets
1200 mg

Guaifenesin  1200 mg – Expectorant
RELIEVES CHEST CONGESTION

  • Relieves Chest Congestion
  • Thins & Loosens Mucus

12
HOUR

Actual size

42
Extended-Release
Tablets

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]


DailyMed Set ID: 4ec1477e-6e33-4c40-a476-cf7f4f00192b · Version 4
NDC: 58602-865