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Chest Congestion Relief DM

Dosage form
TABLET, FILM COATED
Labeler
DOLGENCORP, LLC
Label updated
2026-08-04
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE · GUAIFENESIN
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredients (in each immediate-release tablet)

Dextromethorphan HBr 20 mg
Guaifenesin 400 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 associated with the common cold
    • 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

  • cough accompanied by 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

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
  • adults and children 12 years and over: 1 tablet every 4 hours. Do not take more than 6 tablets in 24 hours.
  • children under 12 years: do not use
Other information
  • store at 25ºC (77ºF); excursions permitted between 15º-30ºC (59º-86ºF)
  • see end flap for expiration date and lot number 
Inactive ingredients

D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, povidone, silicon dioxide, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid

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Immediate
Release
Tablets

Chest
Congestion
Relief DM

Dextromethorphan HBr, 20 mg
Cough Suppressant

Guaifenesin, 400 mg
Expectorant

• Controls cough
• Thins and loosens mucus
• Immediate release

60 Tablets

Actual Tablet Size

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: da053bc3-e790-4ae9-a406-2629640e97e7 · Version 5
NDC: 55910-533