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GUAIFENESIN

Dosage form
TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE
Labeler
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Label updated
2022-05-09
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
Guaifenesin
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Label information

Drug Facts

Active ingredient (in each extended-release tablet)

Guaifenesin, USP 600 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.

Label information

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

Label information

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 the timing of meals
  • adults and children 12 years of age and over: one or two extended-release tablets every 12 hours. Do not exceed 4 extended-release tablets in 24 hours.
  • children under 12 years of age: do not use
Other information
  • store between 20-25°C (68-77°F)
  • TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF CARTON IS OPEN OR IF PRINTED SEAL ON BLISTER IS BROKEN OR MISSING.
Inactive ingredients

colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C blue #2 aluminum lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, povidone.

Questions?

1-888-287-1915

Label information

DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc.,
Bentonville, AR 72716

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 20 Extended-Release Tablet Blister Pack Carton

NDC 79903-124-20

equate™

Compare to
Mucinex®
active
ingredient*

Mucus Relief

Guaifenesin Extended-
Release Tablets, 600mg

Expectorant

  • Relieves chest congestion
  • Thins and loosens mucus

12
HOUR

600
mg

20
EXTENDED-
RELEASE
TABLETS

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 794e383d-2cae-49d7-9c2d-ae5547bde536 · Version 2
NDC: 79903-124