DELSYM Dextromethorphan 30 mg/5mL Suspension, Extended Release
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist class.
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🩺 Clinical
Dextromethorphan is used to temporarily relieve cough caused by the common cold, the flu, or other conditions. Dextromethorphan will relieve a cough but will not treat the cause of the cough or speed recovery. Dextromethorphan is in a class of medications called antitussives. It works by decreasing activity in the part of the brain that causes coughing.
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
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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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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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Edetate disodium is a chemical compound that binds and removes certain metal ions. In medicines, it acts as a preservative and stabilizer by preventing metals like calcium from interfering with the product's shelf life and consistency.
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Ethylcellulose is a plant-derived thickener and film-former made by chemically modifying cellulose. It's used as a binder to hold tablet ingredients together, a coating to control how quickly medicine is released, or a thickener in liquid formulations.
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A sweetener made from corn starch that contains fructose and glucose. It sweetens the medicine to improve taste and may help preserve the product.
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A synthetic yellow dye used to color medications. It helps identify the drug and make it visually distinctive, with no effect on how the medicine works.
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Methylparaben is a preservative derived from benzoic acid that prevents growth of bacteria, fungi, and mold in medicines. It extends the product's shelf life and maintains safety during storage.
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Polysorbate 80 is a synthetic emulsifier derived from sorbitol and oleic acid. It helps mix oil and water-based ingredients together in medications and improves how the product disperses in the body.
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Polyethylene glycol 3350 is a synthetic polymer used as a solvent, humectant, and thickening agent in medicines. It helps dissolve other ingredients, retain moisture in the product, and achieve the desired consistency.
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A synthetic polymer derived from styrene that binds and holds active ingredients together in solid forms. It's used as a binder and tablet/capsule filler to give the medicine its shape and help it stay intact.
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Propylene glycol is a clear liquid derived from petroleum or vegetable sources. It acts as a solvent, humectant, and preservative in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and maintain product stability.
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Propylparaben is a chemical preservative used to prevent bacterial and fungal growth in medicines and personal care products. It helps extend shelf life and maintain product safety during storage.
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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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A natural gum derived from the tragacanth shrub, used as a thickener, stabilizer, and binder in medicines. It helps create the right consistency and keeps ingredients evenly mixed throughout the product.
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Xanthan gum is a thickening and stabilizing ingredient made from fermented corn or other sugars. It's added to medicines to improve texture, prevent separation of liquids and solids, and help the product stay consistent.
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💲 Pricing
A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.
| 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 | 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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| Good Sense Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 00113-0958-21 | L. | 1 bottle | $0.067 | — | Availability likely | — |
| cough dm 30 mg/5mL 00904-6312-56 | Major | 1 bottle | $0.067 | — | Availability likely | — |
| dextromethorphan polistirex extended release 30 mg/5mL 45802-0433-21 | Padagis | 1 bottle | $0.067 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Good Neighbor Pharmacy Cough DM ER 30 mg/5mL 46122-0141-21 | Amerisource | 1 bottle | $0.067 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Leader Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 70000-0187-01 | Cardinal | 1 bottle | $0.067 | — | Availability likely | — |
| leader childrens cough dm 30 mg/5mL 70000-0195-01 | Cardinal | 1 bottle | $0.067 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Leader Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 70000-0302-01 | Cardinal | 1 bottle | $0.067 | — | Availability likely | — |
| foster and thrive 12 hour cough relief 30 mg/5mL 70677-1025-01 | Strategic | 1 bottle | $0.067 | — | Availability likely | — |
| foster and thrive 12 hour cough relief 30 mg/5mL 70677-1026-01 | Strategic | 1 bottle | $0.067 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Delsym (Dextromethorphan) 30 mg/5mL 63824-0173-63 | Reckitt | 1 bottle | $0.102 | — | FDA listed | — |
| Delsym (Dextromethorphan) 30 mg/5mL 63824-0177-63 | Reckitt | 1 bottle | $0.102 | — | FDA listed | — |
| Robitussin 12 Hour Cough Relief 30 mg/5mL 00031-8655-10 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Childrens Robitussin 12 Hour Cough Relief 30 mg/5mL 00031-8725-10 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Childrens Robitussin 12 Hour Cough Relief 30 mg/5mL 00031-8726-10 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Robitussin 12 Hour Cough Relief 30 mg/5mL 00031-8753-03 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Robitussin 12 Hour Cough Relief 30 mg/5mL 00031-8754-15 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Robitussin 12 Hour Cough Relief 30 mg/5mL 00031-8755-15 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| good sense cough dm 30 mg/5mL 00113-0384-21 | L. | 1 bottle | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 00363-0384-21 | Walgreen | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 00363-0494-21 | Walgreen | 1 bottle | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| childrens cough dm 30 mg/5mL 00363-0899-21 | Walgreen | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| up and up 12 hour cough relief 30 mg/5mL 11673-0114-28 | Target | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 11822-0384-01 | Rite | 1 bottle | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 11822-0494-01 | Rite | 1 bottle | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 11822-0958-01 | Rite | 1 bottle | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| cough dm 30 mg/5mL 17856-6312-01 | ATLANTIC | 5 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| signature care 12 hour cough relief 30 mg/5mL 21130-0012-21 | Safeway | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Signature Care Cough Relief 30 mg/5mL 21130-0520-21 | Safeway | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough Dm 30 mg/5mL 21130-0538-21 | Safeway | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| signature care childrens 12 hour cough relief 30 mg/5mL 21130-0890-21 | Safeway | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 30142-0384-21 | Kroger | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| cough dm 30 mg/5mL 30142-0494-21 | Kroger | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| TopCare Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 36800-0494-21 | Topco | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Topcare Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 36800-0552-21 | Topco | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 37808-0384-21 | H | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| equaline cough dm 30 mg/5mL 41163-0384-21 | United | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 41250-0384-28 | Meijer | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 41250-0494-28 | Meijer | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| cough dm childrens 30 mg/5mL 41250-0899-28 | Meijer | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 41250-0958-28 | Meijer | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| CareOne Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 41520-0384-21 | American | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| CareOne Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 41520-0958-21 | American | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| cough dm 30 mg/5mL 42507-0384-21 | HyVee | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| cough dm 30 mg/5mL 42507-0494-21 | HyVee | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Equate Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 49035-0384-21 | Wal-Mart | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| equate cough dm 30 mg/5mL 49035-0899-28 | Wal-Mart | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Delsym 30 mg/5mLthis 50090-0224-00 | A-S | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| 12 Hr Relief Cough Dm 30 mg/5mL 51316-0263-21 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Childrens 12 Hr Cough Relief 30 mg/5mL 51316-0429-28 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| DG Health Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 55910-0384-21 | Dolgencorp | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| DG Health Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 55910-0958-21 | Dolgencorp, | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 56062-0384-21 | Publix | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dextromethorphan Polistirex 30 mg/5mL 58602-0610-05 | Aurohealth | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dextromethorphan Polistirex 30 mg/5mL 58602-0611-05 | Aurohealth | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dextromethorphan Polistirex 30 mg/5mL 58602-0617-05 | Aurohealth | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dextromethorphan Polistirex 30 mg/5mL 58602-0618-05 | Aurohealth | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 59779-0384-21 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 59779-0709-21 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough DM 30 mg/5mL 59779-0958-21 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Delsym 30 mg/5mL 63824-0171-22 | Reckitt | 1 cello | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Delsym 30 mg/5mL 63824-0175-22 | Reckitt | 1 cello | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dextromethorphan Polistirex Extended-Release 30 mg/5mL 65162-0700-76 | Amneal | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dextromethorphan Polistirex Extended-Release 30 mg/5mL 65162-0799-76 | Amneal | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| dextromethorphan polistirex extended release 30 mg/5mL 72162-2281-02 | Bryant | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| basic care cough dm 30 mg/5mL 72288-0384-28 | Amazon.com | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| basic care cough dm 30 mg/5mL 72288-0494-28 | Amazon.com | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| basic care childrens cough dm 30 mg/5mL 72288-0899-28 | Amazon.com | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| basic care childrens cough dm 30 mg/5mL 72288-0958-28 | Amazon.com | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 50090-0224-00 You're viewing this | 1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (50090-0224-0) / 89 mL in 1 BOTTLE | 2014-11-28 | Active |
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📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Uses temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with the common cold or inhaled irritants the impulse to cough to help you get to sleep
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions shake bottle well before use measure only with dosing cup provided do not use dosing cup with other products dose as follows or as directed by a doctor adults and children 12 years of age and over 10 mL every 12 hours, not to exceed 20 mL in 24 hours children 6 to under 12 years of age 5 mL every 12 hours, not to exceed 10 mL in 24 hours children 4 to under 6 years of age 2.5 mL every 12 hours, not to exceed 5 mL in 24 hours children under 4 years of age do not use
⚠️ Warnings ▾
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 chronic cough that lasts such as occurs with smoking, asthma, or emphysema cough that occurs with 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 headache that lasts.
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.
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED Product: 50090-0224 NDC: 50090-0224-0 89 mL in a BOTTLE / 1 in a CARTON
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
Other information each 5 mL contains: sodium 7 mg store at 20-25°C (68-77°F) dosing cup provided
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active ingredient (in each 5 mL) Dextromethorphan polistirex equivalent to 30 mg dextromethorphan hydrobromide
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients citric acid, edetate disodium, ethylcellulose, FD&C yellow no. 6, flavor, high fructose corn syrup, methylparaben, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (soybean, cottonseed), polyethylene glycol 3350, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, propylparaben, purified water, sucrose, tragacanth, xanthan gum
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purpose Cough suppressant