GUAIFENESIN 200 mg/10mL Solution
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Expectorant class.
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🩺 Clinical
- Guaifenesin is what's called an expectorant — it works to thin and loosen the mucus sitting in your chest and airways. That makes it easier to cough the mucus up and out, so instea...
- What exactly does guaifenesin do for my cough?
- Guaifenesin is meant for short-term use. If your cough isn't getting better after 7 days, keeps coming back, or shows up alongside a fever, rash, or a headache that won't go away,...
- How long can I take it before I should call my doctor?
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Acesulfame potassium is an artificial sweetener that tastes about 200 times sweeter than sugar. It's added to medicines to improve taste without adding calories or affecting blood sugar.
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Anhydrous citric acid is a sour, crystalline powder derived from citric acid with water removed. In medicines, it acts as a buffer to control pH, adds tartness to improve taste, and helps tablets disintegrate.
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A synthetic green dye approved by the FDA for use in medicines and foods. It serves as a colorant to make the pill or liquid visually distinctive and help with product identification.
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A synthetic red dye used to color medications and make them easier to identify. It serves as a colorant in tablets, capsules, and liquid formulations.
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A plant-derived thickening agent made from cellulose. It increases viscosity and helps form a gel or paste consistency in medications, and may serve as a binder or coating material in various formulations.
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Sodium benzoate is a salt derived from benzoic acid, a preservative. It's added to medicines to prevent growth of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms that could spoil the product.
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Sodium citrate is a salt derived from citric acid. It works as a buffer to maintain the medicine's pH level and may also help improve taste or act as a preservative in the formulation.
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Water is a liquid solvent that dissolves and mixes ingredients together in liquid medicines, syrups, and injections. It helps distribute the active drug evenly throughout the product.
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💲 Pricing
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| Price system | Per mL | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | $0.0779 | $77.90 / 1000 ml |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Chest Congestion Relief 100 mg/5mL 00536-1314-85 | RUGBY | 473 ml | $0.011 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Guaifenesin 100 mg/5mL 58657-0508-16 | Method | 473 ml | $0.011 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Guaifenesin 100 mg/5mL 83720-0503-16 | Oncor | 473 ml | $0.011 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Guaifenesin 100 mg/5mL 58657-0509-16 | Method | 473 ml | $0.013 | — | FDA listed | — |
| Good Neighbor Adult Tussin Mucus and chest congestion 200 mg/10mL 46122-0785-29 | AMERISOURCE | 1 bottle | $0.023 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Tusnel EX 100 mg/5mL 54859-0507-04 | Llorens | 118 ml | $0.023 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Mucolyte 100 mg/5mL 57237-0359-12 | Rising | 118 ml | $0.023 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Tussin 200 mg/10mL 70677-1186-01 | Strategic | 1 bottle | $0.023 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Tussin Mucus and Chest Congestion Sugar Free 200 mg/10mL 82568-0012-04 | AARNA | 1 bottle | $0.023 | — | Availability likely | — |
| QCH Adult Tussin 541 200 mg/10mL 83324-0024-04 | Chain | 1 bottle | $0.023 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Rugby Mucus and Chest Congestion 541 200 mg/10mL 00536-1430-97 | Rugby | 1 bottle | $0.023 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Leader Adult Tussin Mucus and Chest Congestion 541 200 mg/10mL 70000-0696-01 | CARDINAL | 1 bottle | $0.023 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Mucinex Fast-Max Chest Congestion Honey and Berry Flavor 400 mg/20mL 63824-0537-66 | Reckitt | 180 ml | $0.061 | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 100 mg/5mL 00121-0744-04 | PAI | 118 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 200 mg/10mLthis 00121-1488-00 | PAI | 10 cups | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 100 mg/5mL 00121-1744-00 | PAI | 10 cups | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 300 mg/15mL 00121-2232-00 | PAI | 10 cups | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Walgreen Cherry 200 mg/10mL 00363-7043-08 | WALGREEN | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Childrens Chest Congestion Relief 100 mg/5mL 00363-7504-04 | WALGREENS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Tusnel EX 100 mg/5mL 50090-6542-00 | A-S | 118 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| CVS Adult Mucus plus Chest Congestion 200 mg/10mL 51316-0437-08 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| CVS Adult Mucus chest congestion 200 mg/10mL 51316-0743-08 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Tussin 100 mg/5mL 53943-0507-26 | Discount | 237 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Childrens Chest Congestion Relief Grape 100 mg/5mL 53943-0511-24 | Discount | 118 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Llorens Care Tussin 100 mg/5mL 54859-0510-16 | Llorens | 473 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 200 mg/10mL 55154-5780-05 | Cardinal | 5 cups | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 100 mg/5mL 55154-9450-05 | Cardinal | 5 cups | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Geri-Tussin 200 mg/10mL 57896-0293-16 | Geri-Care | 473 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Geri-Tussin 100 mg/5mL 57896-0693-16 | Geri-Care | 473 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough Out 100 mg/5mL 58593-0255-04 | Efficient | 118 ml | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Rompe Pecho SF 100 mg/5mL 58593-0265-04 | Efficient | 118 ml | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Rompe Pecho EX 200 mg/10mL 58593-0829-04 | Efficient | 118 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 100 mg/5mL 60687-0852-17 | American | 10 cups | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 200 mg/10mL 60687-0863-56 | American | 10 cups | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 300 mg/15mL 60687-0874-16 | American | 10 cups | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Childrens Mucus Relief Chest Congestion 100 mg/5mL 63868-0770-04 | Chain | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| SDA Laboratories Tussin 100 mg/5mL 66424-0563-16 | SDA | 473 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| DRx Choice Fruit Punch 200 mg/10mL 68163-0743-04 | Raritan | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Adult Tussin 200 mg/10mL 69230-0332-23 | Camber | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Reliable-1 Tussin 100 mg/5mL 69618-0068-54 | RELIABLE | 118 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Akin 100 mg/5mL 69822-0200-02 | Southern | 118 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| MAX Tussin Mucus and Chest Congestion Sugar Free 200 mg/10mL 71399-0024-04 | Akron | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| MAX Tussin Mucus and Chest Congestion 200 mg/10mL 71399-0054-08 | Akron | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin STRAWBERRY-BANANA FLAVOR 100 mg/5mL 71800-0059-19 | Innovida | 119 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 100 mg/5mL 72162-2278-02 | Bryant | 473 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifed 200 mg/10mL 73564-0801-04 | Aldama | 118 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Tussin Expectorant 100 mg/5mL 76281-0507-24 | AptaPharma, | 118 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Meijer Adult Mucus Plus chest congestion 200 mg/10mL 79481-7430-08 | MEIJER | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Guaifenesin 100 mg/5mL 81033-0102-51 | KESIN | 50 cups | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Quality Choice Adult Tussin Expectorant 200 mg/10mL 83324-0332-04 | QUALITY | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Curewell Tussin 100 mg/5mL 85111-0693-16 | RMT | 473 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Revasol Tussin 200 mg/10mL 84379-0313-04 | Rnv | 118 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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⏳ Availability & generic status
We did not find an FDA-approved generic match for this exact strength, form and route.
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🗺️ Medicaid utilization & spend
📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 00121-1488-00 You're viewing this | 10 TRAY in 1 CASE (0121-1488-00) / 10 CUP, UNIT-DOSE in 1 TRAY / 10 mL in 1 CUP, UNIT-DOSE (0121-1488-10) | 2002-09-01 | Active |
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| NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) | — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey. |
| Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data | — Not published for this NDC Applies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope. |
| HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk | — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal. |
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📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
USES Helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to make coughs more productive.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DIRECTIONS Follow dosage below or use as directed by a physician. do not take more than 6 doses in any 24-hour period. age dose adults and children 12 years and over 10 to 20 mL (2 to 4 teaspoonfuls) every 4 hours children 6 years to under 12 years 5 to 10 mL (1 to 2 teaspoonfuls) every 4 hours children 2 to under 6 years of age 2.5 to 5 mL (½ to 1 teaspoonful) every 4 hours children under 2 years of age consult a physician
⚠️ Warnings ▾
WARNINGS Ask a doctor before use if you have cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus) cough that lasts or is chronic such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema Stop use and ask a doctor if cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back, or is accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent headache. These could be signs of a serious condition. you are hypersensitive to any of the ingredients. 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.
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
Guaifenesin Oral Solution USP is a red, raspberry flavored solution supplied in the following oral dosage forms: NDC 0121-0744-04: 4 fl oz (120 mL) bottle NDC 0121-0744-08: 8 fl oz (237 mL) bottle NDC 0121-0744-16: 16 fl oz (473 mL) bottle NDC 0121-1744-05: 5 mL unit dose cup NDC 0121-1744-00: Case contains 100 unit dose cups of 5 mL (0121-1744-05) packaged in 10 trays of 10 unit dose cups each. NDC 0121-1488-10: 10 mL unit dose cup NDC 0121-1488-00: Case contains 100 unit dose cups of 10 mL (0121-1488-10) packaged in 10 trays of 10 unit dose cups each.
NDC 0121-2232-15: 15 mL unit dose cup NDC 0121-2232-00: Case contains 100 unit dose cups of 15 mL (0121-2232-15) packaged in 10 trays of 10 unit dose cups each.
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
STORAGE Keep tightly closed. Store at controlled room temperature, 20°-25°C (68°-77°F). [See USP] Protect from light.
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
DESCRIPTION Each 5 mL (1 teaspoonful) contains: Guaifenesin 100 mg
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive Ingredients Acesulfame K, citric acid, FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, flavoring, hydroxyethylcellulose, purified water, sodium benzoate and sodium citrate. Sodium Content: 4 mg/5 mL
🎯 Purpose ▾
Expectorant SUGAR FREE / ALCOHOL FREE