Menthol Cough Drops Creamy Strawberry Flavor Menthol and Pectin 2.5 mg; 7 mg Lozenge, 9-count
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Other intestinal adsorbents class.
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🩺 Clinical
This is an over-the-counter oral lozenge marketed under FDA's OTC monograph rules for cough drops. It contains menthol, which is typically used to provide a cooling sensation and soothe minor throat irritation, and pectin, a thickening agent commonly used in lozenges to help coat and protect the throat. The product is designed to dissolve slowly in the mouth and is flavored with creamy strawberry.
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Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, is a white crystalline powder. It serves as an antioxidant to prevent degradation of other ingredients and may also function as a preservative in the formulation.
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Beta carotene is a naturally occurring orange pigment found in plants. In medicines, it serves as a colorant to make tablets or capsules appear orange or yellow.
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A weak organic acid derived from citrus fruits or made through fermentation. It works as a buffer to control pH, a preservative to extend shelf life, and a flavoring agent in medications.
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A thick, sweet liquid made from corn starch. It acts as a sweetener, thickener, and binder in medicines, helping create the right texture and taste while holding ingredients together.
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A synthetic blue dye approved by the FDA for use in medications and foods. It serves as a colorant to make pills and liquids visually distinct and easier to identify.
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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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Lactic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid derived from milk or plant sources. It lowers and maintains pH in formulations, helps preserve the product, and can enhance ingredient stability and absorption.
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A natural fatty substance from soybeans that helps mix oil and water-based ingredients together. It acts as an emulsifier and lubricant in medicines to improve texture and help the product break down properly in your body.
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Malic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid found in fruits. It works as a buffer and flavor agent to maintain the medicine's pH balance and add tartness to the product.
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Potassium citrate is a salt derived from citric acid and potassium. In medicines, it acts as a buffer to adjust and maintain the pH balance of the product, helping keep it stable and palatable.
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Sucralose is a synthetic sweetener made from sugar. It's added to medicines to improve taste without adding calories, helping make bitter or unpleasant-tasting drugs easier to take.
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A natural sugar derived from sugar cane or sugar beets. It's used as a sweetener, filler, and binder to improve taste, add bulk, and help hold tablet or capsule ingredients together.
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Titanium dioxide is a bright white mineral powder commonly used as a colorant and opacifying agent. It makes pills and tablets white or lighter in color and helps make coatings non-transparent.
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| Price system | Per each | 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 | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| 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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| Menthol Cough Drops Creamy Strawberry Flavor 2.5 mg/1; 7 mgthis 10202-0012-09 | 7-ELEVEN | 9 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| MGC Health 2.5 mg/1; 7 mg 83173-0129-30 | Medical | 30 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| QUALITY CHOICE Cough Drops Creamy Strawberry 7 mg/1; 2.5 mg 83324-0298-30 | Chain | 30 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Menthol Cough Drops Creamy Strawberry Flavor 2.5 mg/1; 7 mg 83698-0012-09 | Xiamen | 9 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| MGC Health 2.5 mg/1; 7 mg 83698-0129-30 | Xiamen | 30 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Creamy Strawberry Flavor Cough Drop 2.5 mg/1; 7 mg 83698-0221-30 | Xiamen | 30 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| QUALITY CHOICE Cough Drops Creamy Strawberry 7 mg/1; 2.5 mg 83698-0625-30 | Xiamen | 30 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 10202-0012-09 You're viewing this | 9 LOZENGE in 1 CONTAINER (10202-012-09) | 2025-02-25 | Active |
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📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Use temporarily relieves: Cough due to a cold occasional minor irritation, pain, sore mouth, and sore throat
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions adults and children 2 ears and over: slowly dissolve 2 drops (one at a time in mouth). Repeat every 2 hours as needed, or as directed by a doctor children under 2 years: ask a doctor.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
Warnings Sore throat warning: If sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or follow by fever, headache, rash, swelling, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor promptly.
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active Ingredient (in each lozenge) Menthol 2.5 mg Pactin 7 mg
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients ascorbic acid, beta carotene, citric acid, corn syrup, creamy strawberry flavor, FD&C blue 2, FD&C red 40, lactic acid, malic acid, menthol flavor, potassium citrate, soy lecithin, sucralose, sucrose, titanium dioxide
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purpose Pectin: oral demulcent Menthol: cough suppressant, oral anesthetic