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MUCUS RELIEF DM

Dosage form
TABLET
Labeler
Bi-Mart
Label updated
2025-06-01
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE · GUAIFENESIN
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Active ingredient (in each tablet)

Dextromethorphan HBr 20 mg
Guaifenesin 400 mg

Purpose

Cough Suppressant

Expectorant

Uses
  • temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with the common cold
  • helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to rid the bronchial passageways of bothersome mucus 
  • help 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 a 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 excessive phlegm (mucus)
When using this product

do not use more than directed.

Stop use and ask a doctor if
  • symptoms are accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent headache
  • cough persists for more than one week or tends to recur

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 (1-800-222-1222) right away.

Directions
  • take with a full glass of water
  • adults and children 12 years of age and over:take 1 tablet every 4 hours as needed
  • Children under 12 years of age: do not use
Other information
  • store at 15° - 30°C (59° to 86°F)
Inactive ingredients

colloidal silicon dioxide, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol (PEG 400), povidone (PVP K-30), sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid.

Questions?

call toll-free  1-844-912-4012

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: b574b7df-5c8d-4c86-97c7-b204585999a4 · Version 1
NDC: 37835-403