Vicks VapoCool SEVERE Menthol 20 mg Lozenge, 18-count
by The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company · 18 POUCH in 1 BAG (69423-796-18) / 1 LOZENGE in 1 POUCH
NDC 69423-0796-18
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled)
69423-796-18
billing pads the product segment with a zero
This package
Contains18-count
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OTC
On market
Non-controlled
🗂️ Data synced Jul 24, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
📋 All sources & update times →
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Other active recalls for Menthol (different manufacturers) — 1 · tap to view
These affect other manufacturers’ products for the same ingredient — not necessarily the exact NDC on this page.
Class II · Mar 20, 2026 — This recall is being initiated following FDA's recommendation based on certain observations noted during an August 15, 2025, inspection of the manufacturing facility that may bear on product quality. (Xiamen Kang Zhongyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd.) · FDA recall D-0458-2026
Each entry is an official FDA enforcement report — look up any recall number in the FDA recall database ↗
🆔 Identity & classification
FDA NDC (as labeled)
69423-796-18
Product NDC
69423-796
11-digit billing NDC
69423079618
RxCUI
1995300
UNII
L7T10EIP3A
UPC
0323900045705
Application #
M022
SPL Set ID
c77f8878-5eef-b006-e053-2a95a90a1866
DEA schedule
Non-controlled
Marketing category
OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG
Marketing status
On market
FDA listing status
Listed (active directory)
Marketing start
2021-07-13
Route
ORAL
Dosage form
LOZENGE
Substance
MENTHOL
Why two NDCs?
The FDA registers this code as 69423-796-18 — a 5-3-2 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the product segment → 69423-0796-18. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.
🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
LabelerThe Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company
FDA applicationM022 (OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG)
Labeler code69423
First marketedJul 2021
Product typeHuman Otc Drug
Portfolio836 products on file
The labeler markets the product; the application holder owns the FDA approval. They’re often the same company but can differ (e.g. a repackager or an authorized generic). A mailing address / phone appears here when the manufacturer includes it in the product’s FDA label (not all do).
Where does this data come from?
Labeler, application holder and registered establishment from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Drugs@FDA; address/contact from the product’s FDA label.
🩺 Clinical
📗 Our plain-language guide HelloPharmacist
- Menthol is found in a lot of over-the-counter topical products — creams, gels, patches, sprays, and powders. Depending on the product, it's used to temporarily ease minor muscle an...
- Start with clean, dry skin — free of lotions or creams — before applying the patch. Peel the backing off and press the sticky side firmly to the sore area. Most menthol patches sho...
- Yes, a mild burning or tingling feeling right after applying a menthol product is common and usually settles down within a few days of regular use. What's not normal is severe burn...
- Is that burning sensation after I apply it normal?
Patient education
Supplement & herbal interactions
Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.
💬 Questions about Menthol?
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💊 What it looks like
Color
red
ShapeOval
ImprintVicks;vapor
Size23 mm
ScoringNot scored
FlavorCherry
One label can cover several strengths, so colors may be combined — always confirm a loose pill against the dispensed prescription label or a pharmacist.
Where does this data come from?
Physical description (imprint, shape, color, scoring, coating) from this product’s FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL), mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.
🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.
💡 Tap an ingredient (hover on desktop) to see what it is and why it’s used.
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UNII 9G5L16BK6N
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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UNII H3R47K3TBD
FD&C Blue No. 1 is a synthetic blue dye approved for use in foods and medicines. It serves as a colorant to give the medication its distinctive appearance and help with product identification.
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UNII WZB9127XOA
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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UNII C151H8M554
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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UNII 059QF0KO0R
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.
5 inactive ingredients listed in the exact product block matched to this NDC.
The official label also statescorn syrup, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, flavors, sucrose, water
Label-section wording can be broader than the structured product block and may mention additional formulation ingredients.
Where does this data come from?
Data sourced from official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed —
ingredient classCode="IACT" elements from the exact product block matched by this NDC. Label-section narrative from DailyMed / the openFDA label index is shown separately when available.Inactive ingredient FAQ
Are inactive ingredients the same for every manufacturer?
No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
Why might an inactive ingredient be missing?
Some SPLs do not provide a complete structured inactive-ingredient list, and older or unusual labels may only include the information in narrative text.
Can inactive ingredients matter?
Yes. They can matter for allergies, intolerances, dyes, gluten / lactose concerns, preservatives, and formulation differences — but confirm with a pharmacist or the manufacturer when it’s clinically important.
💲 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 each | Per package |
|---|---|---|
| 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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No price is published for this exact package yet. CMS surveys NADAC per package size, so a different pack of the same drug often has one.
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.
🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walgreens Severe Menthol Throat Drops 20 mg 00363-9956-45 | Walgreens | 45 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Walgreens Severe Honey Lemon Throat Drops 20 mg 00363-9961-45 | Walgreens | 45 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vicks VapoCOOL Severe WINTERFROST 20 mg 37000-0597-18 | The | 18 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vicks VapoCool SEVERE 20 mgthis 69423-0796-18 | The | 18 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vicks VapoCOOL SEVERE 20 mg 69423-0797-18 | The | 18 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Menthol Vapor Cough Drops 20 mg 72628-0108-01 | BOSTON | 45 pastilles | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Menthol Drops Dollar General Severe Honey Lemon 45ct 20 mg 75712-0016-01 | Dollar | 405 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Menthol Drops Dollar General Severe 45ct 20 mg 75712-0024-01 | Dollar | 405 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Meijer Severe Menthol Throat Drops 20 mg 79481-0092-01 | Meijer | 45 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Equate Severe Menthol Throat Drop 20 mg 79903-0254-45 | Walmart | 45 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Severe Throat Drops 20 mg 82442-0201-01 | Target | 45 pastilles | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Menthol Drops Freegells Extra Strong Eucalyptus 30ct 20 mg 83002-0011-01 | R.L. | 540 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Menthol Drops Freegells Extra Strong Honey Lemon 30ct 20 mg 83002-0012-01 | R.L. | 540 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vicks VapoCOOL Severe Sugar-Free 20 mg 84126-0313-30 | The | 30 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vicks Vapo Breathers 20 mg 84126-0320-40 | The | 40 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vicks VapoCOOL 20 mg 84126-0341-12 | The | 12 lozenges | — | — | FDA listed | — |
About this product: other versions of the same ingredient, strength and form are listed above, least expensive first, with FDA equivalence ratings where available.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.
⏳ Availability & generic status
🏛️
2021
On the market since
Jul 2021
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
5 years listed
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No generic listed yet
brand only
ℹ️No FDA-approved generic found
We did not find an FDA-approved generic match for this exact strength, form and route.
Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Orange Book (small-molecule drugs), refreshed from public FDA data. Generic launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.
🔬 Reported adverse events (FAERS)
Read carefully: FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified. Counts are not incidence, do not establish causation, are subject to reporting bias, and cannot be used to compare one drug to another. Shown for signal context only. Reports for Vicks VapoCool SEVERE (this brand).
Top reported reactions
Reporter sex
Serious outcomes
Reports over time (by year) — tap or hover for the count & year
Most recent year is provisional (FAERS lags ~3 months).
Where does this data come from?
Adverse-event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA. FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified — counts are not incidence and don’t establish causation.
📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69423-0796-05 | 225 POUCH in 1 BAG (69423-796-05) / 1 LOZENGE in 1 POUCH | 2021-07-13 | Active |
| 69423-0796-18 You're viewing this | 18 POUCH in 1 BAG (69423-796-18) / 1 LOZENGE in 1 POUCH | 2021-07-13 | Active |
| 69423-0796-45 | 45 POUCH in 1 BAG (69423-796-45) / 1 LOZENGE in 1 POUCH | 2021-07-13 | Active |
| 69423-0796-70 | 70 POUCH in 1 BAG (69423-796-70) / 1 LOZENGE in 1 POUCH | 2025-07-01 | Active |
Pack size FAQ
What quantity is in NDC 69423-0796-18?
NDC 69423-0796-18 is a 18-count package — 18 pouch in 1 bag / 1 lozenge in 1 pouch.
What is the difference between NDC 69423-0796-18 and NDC 69423-0796-45?
Both are Vicks VapoCool SEVERE Menthol 20 mg Lozenge — the drug itself is identical. NDC 69423-0796-18 is the 18-count package, while NDC 69423-0796-45 is the 45 lozenges package.
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of Vicks VapoCool SEVERE Menthol 20 mg Lozenge?
Bill NDC 69423-0796-18 — the 11-digit billing format is 69423079618. Pharmacy and medical claims use the 11-digit form; the FDA label may print a shorter form of the same code.
🧭 About this NDC listing & data coverage
Over-the-counter (OTC) product
What data is (and isn’t) available for this NDC — tap to expand
| NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) | ✓ Available |
| Labeler | ✓ Available |
| Product & package description | ✓ Available |
| Marketing category & status | ✓ Available |
| Active ingredient / dosage form / route | ✓ Available |
| FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) | ✓ Available |
| Package photos | ✓ Available |
| Inactive ingredients (structured) | ✓ Available |
| 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. |
| Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) | — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold. |
“Not published” reflects what the public FDA / CMS / NLM sources provide for this exact package code — it is a property of the data feeds, not a judgment about the product.
Questions about this listing
Is this NDC FDA-approved?
An NDC listing does not by itself establish FDA approval — the NDC Directory records that a product is listed with FDA, not that it was reviewed and approved. This listing's marketing category is "Otc Monograph Drug". Products approved under an application carry an NDA, ANDA, or BLA number.
Why is there no price listed?
The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The FDA registers it as 69423-796-18, which is what is printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero: 69423-0796-18, written without dashes as 69423079618. The Identity section at the top of this page lists every form of this code.
What do the three segments of this NDC mean?
In 69423-0796-18, the first segment (69423) is the labeler code FDA assigned to The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company; the middle segment (0796) identifies this specific product — its ingredient, strength, and dosage form; and the last segment (18) identifies this exact package size and type. Together they name one specific package of one specific product.
Is this package still being marketed?
Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Does this product come in other package sizes?
Yes — the FDA directory lists 3 other package presentations of this same product, including 45 lozenges (69423-0796-45), 70 lozenges (69423-0796-70), 225 lozenges (69423-0796-05). Each has its own NDC and its own page — see the package list near the top of this page.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
Do I need a prescription for this product?
This NDC is listed with FDA as an over-the-counter product, so it does not require a prescription. Follow the package directions, and ask your pharmacist if you are unsure whether it is right for you.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.
📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
The complete FDA label for this product — the official Drug Facts labeling, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
🎯 Indications and Usage
⏱️ Dosage and Administration
⚠️ Warnings
🆘 Overdosage
📦 Storage and Handling
🧪 Active Ingredient
🧪 Inactive Ingredients
🎯 Purpose
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Uses temporarily relieves occasional minor irritation and pain due to sore throat sore mouth
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions adults and children 12 years and over: dissolve 1 drop slowly in the mouth. Repeat every 2 hours as needed or as directed by a doctor. children under 12 years, do not use.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
Warnings Sore Throat Warning – Severe or persistent sore throat or sore throat accompanied by high fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting may be serious. Consult doctor promptly. Do not use more than 2 days or administer to children under 12 years of age.
🆘 Overdosage ▾
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
Other information Store at no greater than 25°C (77°F) contains soy
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active ingredients (per drop) Menthol 20 mg Purpose Oral anesthetic
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients corn syrup, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, flavors, sucrose, water
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purpose Oral anesthetic
No label section mentions that — try another word, or open the full label on DailyMed below.
Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.
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For educational and professional reference only — not medical advice. Pricing reflects published
NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.