mucinex

Generic: guaifenesin

Labeler: atlantic biologicas corp.
NDC Directory HUMAN OTC DRUG NDA Inactive Finished

Drug Facts

Product Profile

Brand Name mucinex
Generic Name guaifenesin
Labeler atlantic biologicas corp.
Dosage Form TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE
Routes
ORAL
Active Ingredients

guaifenesin 600 mg/1

Manufacturer
ATLANTIC BIOLOGICAS CORP.

Identifiers & Regulatory

Product NDC 17856-0008
Product ID 17856-0008_45244b74-1b9b-2f5d-e063-6394a90a1002
Product Type HUMAN OTC DRUG
Marketing Category NDA
Application Number NDA021282
Listing Expiration 2026-12-31
Marketing Start 2012-07-03

Pharmacologic Class

Established (EPC)
expectorant [epc]
Physiologic Effect
decreased respiratory secretion viscosity [pe] increased respiratory secretions [pe]

Normalized Code Variants

Searchable formats for this product NDC code

Digits Only 178560008
Hyphenated Format 17856-0008

Supplemental Identifiers

RxCUI
636522 891301
UNII
495W7451VQ
NUI
N0000193956 N0000008867 N0000009560

Resolved Product View

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Resolved Identity

Brand Name mucinex (source: ndc)
Generic Name guaifenesin (source: ndc)
Application Number NDA021282 (source: ndc)
Routes
ORAL
source: ndc

Resolved Composition

Strengths
  • 600 mg/1
source: ndc
Packaging
  • 1 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BLISTER PACK (17856-0008-2)
source: ndc

Packages (1)

17856-0008-2 1 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BLISTER PACK (17856-0008-2)

Ingredients (1)

guaifenesin (600 mg/1)

Linked Drug Pages (1)

Mucinex ndc-match (0.9)

Raw FDA Data

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