Label: GUAIFENESIN solution

  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: OTC monograph final

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Updated March 2, 2021

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  • Active ingredient

    Each 5 mL (1 teaspoonful) contains:

    Guaifenesin ................................................ 100 mg

  • Inactive ingredients

    Acesulfame K, artificial cherry & vanilla flavor, aspartame, hypromellose, menthol, methylparaben, potassium sorbate, purified water. Citric acid may be used to adjust pH.

  • Purpose

    Expectorant

  • Uses

    Helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to make coughs more productive.

  • 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.

    Professional Note: Guaifenesin has been shown to produce a color interference with certain clinical laboratory determinations of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and vanillylmandelic acid (VMA).

  • 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 (1/2 to 1 teaspoonful) every 4 hours

    children under 2 years of age

    ask a doctor

    How Supplied:

    Guaifenesin Oral Solution is a clear viscous liquid with a slight cherry odor supplied in the following oral dosage forms: 5 mL unit dose, 10 mL unit dose, 15 mL unit dose in trays of 10 and 4 fl. oz. (118 mL) bottle

    Phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine 8.4 mg per teaspoonful (5 mL)

  • STORAGE

    Keep tightly closed. Store at controlled room temperature, 20°-25°C (68°-77°F). [See USP] Protect from light.

  • Questions or comments?

    Call 1-800-262-9010.


    Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.

    Amityville, NY 11701

    Rev.063:01 4/13

    MG #29850

  • HOW SUPPLIED

    Product: 50090-4856

    NDC: 50090-4856-0 10 mL in a CUP, UNIT-DOSE / 10 in a TRAY

  • GUAIFENESIN SOLUTION

    Label Image
  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    GUAIFENESIN 
    guaifenesin solution
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:50090-4856(NDC:50383-063)
    Route of AdministrationORAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    GUAIFENESIN (UNII: 495W7451VQ) (GUAIFENESIN - UNII:495W7451VQ) GUAIFENESIN100 mg  in 5 mL
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (UNII: 23OV73Q5G9)  
    ASPARTAME (UNII: Z0H242BBR1)  
    HYPROMELLOSE 2910 (4000 MPA.S) (UNII: RN3152OP35)  
    MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM (UNII: L7T10EIP3A)  
    METHYLPARABEN (UNII: A2I8C7HI9T)  
    POTASSIUM SORBATE (UNII: 1VPU26JZZ4)  
    WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)  
    ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID (UNII: XF417D3PSL)  
    Product Characteristics
    Color    Score    
    ShapeSize
    FlavorCHERRY (artificial cherry flavor) , VANILLA (artificial vanilla flavor) Imprint Code
    Contains    
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:50090-4856-010 in 1 TRAY01/21/2020
    110 mL in 1 CUP, UNIT-DOSE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    OTC monograph finalpart34103/07/2012
    Labeler - A-S Medication Solutions (830016429)
    Establishment
    NameAddressID/FEIBusiness Operations
    A-S Medication Solutions830016429RELABEL(50090-4856)