Tussin DM Dextromethorphan HBr, Guaifenesin 200 mg/20mL; 20 mg/20mL Syrup
🆔 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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🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
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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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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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Carboxymethylcellulose sodium is a plant-derived thickening agent made from cellulose. In medicines, it acts as a binder to hold ingredients together, a disintegrant to help the tablet break apart, or a thickener in liquids.
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Glycerin is a clear, thick liquid derived from plant oils or fats. It acts as a humectant to retain moisture, a sweetener, and a solvent in medications.
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A cooling compound from mint plants used as a flavoring agent and to create a fresh sensation in medicines. It helps mask bitter tastes and improve how the product feels in the mouth.
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Polyethylene glycol 400 is a clear, thick liquid made from petroleum-derived polymers. It acts as a solvent and humectant in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and retain moisture in the formulation.
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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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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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Sodium gluconate is a salt derived from gluconic acid, a naturally occurring compound. In medicines, it functions as a buffering agent to help maintain stable pH and as a chelating agent that can bind minerals in formulations.
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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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Triacetin is a clear, oily liquid made from glycerin and acetic acid. It works as a plasticizer and solvent in medicines, helping soften coatings and improve how liquids mix together in formulations.
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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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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 | $0.015 | $3.63 / 236 ml |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | $0.0555 | $13.10 / 236 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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| Good Neighbor Dye Free Adult Tussin DM Cough and Chest Congestion 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 46122-0783-34 | AMERISOURCE | 1 bottle | $0.015 | — | Availability likely | save 5% |
| Tussin DM 200 mg/20mL; 20 mg/20mLthis 70677-1185-02 | Strategic | 1 bottle | $0.015 | — | Availability likely | — |
| rugby cough syrup 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00536-1348-97 | Rugby | 1 bottle | $0.017 | — | Availability likely | +9% |
| good sense tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00113-1725-26 | L. | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| robafen dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00904-7223-20 | Major | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| Robafen DM Cough 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00904-7441-20 | Major | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| good neighbor pharmacy adult tussin DM 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 46122-0704-26 | Amerisource | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| Good Neighbor Sugar Free Adult Tussin DM Cough and Chest Congestion 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 46122-0782-29 | AMERISOURCE | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| Tussin DM 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 70000-0670-01 | Cardinal | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| foster and thrive adult tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 70677-1035-01 | Strategic | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| Tussin DM 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 70677-1261-01 | Strategic | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| QCH Adult Tussin DM 542 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 83324-0023-04 | Chain | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| QCH Adult Tussin DM Sugar free 545 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 83324-0025-04 | Chain | 1 bottle | $0.021 | — | Availability likely | +34% |
| Childrens Robitussin Cough and Chest Congestion DM 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00031-8702-13 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Robitussin Cough Plus Chest Congestion Dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00031-8757-12 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Robitussin Sugar-Free Dye-Free Cough Plus Chest Congestion DM 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00031-8759-12 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Childrens Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM 10 mg/10mL; 100 mg/10mL 00031-8760-12 | Haleon | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| adult tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00363-1603-26 | Walgreen | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Walgreen Adult Cough Plus Chest Congestion Dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00363-7440-08 | WALGREEN | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Walgreens Grape Flavor 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 00363-7470-04 | WALGREENS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| tussin cough and chest congestion 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 11822-1630-00 | Rite | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| equaline adult tussin 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 41163-0813-26 | United | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Robafen Dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 50090-6747-00 | A-S | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| good sense tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 50090-7257-00 | A-S | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough And Chest Congestion 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 51316-0082-34 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cough And Chest Congestion Dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 51316-0473-34 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cvs Adult Cough Plus Chest Congestion Dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 51316-0744-08 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| dg health adult tussin 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 55910-0776-26 | Dolgencorp | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| adult tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 56062-0607-26 | Publix | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| tussin 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 59640-0100-26 | H | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Premier Value 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 68016-0744-04 | PHARMACY | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| DRx Choice Children daytime Cough and Chest Congestion 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 68163-0747-04 | RARITAN | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| robafen dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 68788-8268-01 | Preferred | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| good sense tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 68788-8300-01 | Preferred | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| rugby cough syrup 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 68788-8303-01 | Preferred | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| adult tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 69842-0513-26 | CVS | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| leader tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 70000-0596-01 | Cardinal | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Tussin DM Cough plus Chest Congestion 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 70000-0713-01 | Cardinal | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| basic care tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 72288-0631-26 | Amazon.com | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| careone tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 72476-0630-26 | Retail | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| topcare tussin dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 76162-0600-26 | Topco | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| adult cough and chest congestion 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 79481-0063-00 | Meijer, | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Meijer Children Cough and Chest Congestion DM Grape Flavor 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 79481-7470-08 | MEIJER | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| equate adult cough and chest congestion dm 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 79903-0095-08 | WALMART | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Tussin DM 20 mg/20mL; 200 mg/20mL 83324-0327-04 | Chain | 1 bottle | — | — | 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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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Per unit | Per pack | Marketing start | Status |
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| 70677-1185-01 | 1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (70677-1185-1) / 118 mL in 1 BOTTLE | $0.0203 / mL | $2.39 | 2023-06-01 | Active |
| 70677-1185-02 You're viewing this | 1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (70677-1185-2) / 236 mL in 1 BOTTLE | $0.0154 / mL | $3.62 | 2023-06-01 | Active |
This pack has the lowest per-mL cost of the 2 priced pack sizes ($0.0154 NADAC).
In Medicaid, this is the most-dispensed pack of this product — about 70% of fills over the last four reported quarters. See all packs ↓
Pack size FAQ
What quantity is in NDC 70677-1185-02?
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of Tussin DM Dextromethorphan HBr, Guaifenesin 200 mg/20mL; 20 mg/20mL Syrup?
Prices are the latest CMS NADAC pharmacy acquisition cost per NDC; per-pack figures are per-unit × pack quantity, shown only when the pack is denominated in the same measure NADAC prices.
📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Uses helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to: drain bronchial tubes make coughs more productive rid bronchial passageways of bothersome mucus temporarily relieve cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with the common cold or inhaled irritants
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions take every 4 hours do not take more than 6 doses in 24 hours adults and children 12 years and over 40 mL every 4 hours children under 12 years 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 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 for more than 1 week, comes back, or occurs with a 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.
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active ingredients (in each 20 mL) Dextromethorphan HBr, USP 20 mg Guaifenesin, USP 200 mg
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients carboxymethylcellulose sodium, citric acid (anhydrous), flavor, glycerin, menthol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sodium gluconate, sucralose, triacetin, xanthan gum
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purposes Cough suppressant Expectorant