CounterAct Cough Drops Orchard Cherry

The listing

NDC product code

54473-297 (labeller 54473, product 297)

Labeller

Melaleuca, Inc.

Brand name

CounterAct Cough Drops Orchard Cherry

Generic name

Menthol

Dosage form

Lozenge

Route

oral

Marketing category

OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG M012

Marketing start

20 May 2008

Listing expires

31 December 2027

RxNorm concept

253015

Active ingredients

Strengths as listed in the FDA National Drug Code Directory, retrieved 4 September 2026. "Other listings" counts every other product on this site containing the same ingredient at any strength.

What the label claims

These are read from this product's own label, not assigned by us and not inferred from the ingredient.

Stated purposeCough suppressantOral anesthetic

Stated useSore throatMinor throat irritationCough

Drug Facts, as filed

Quoted from the label FDA holds for this product. Long fields are truncated. The panel printed on the package you are holding is the one that governs.

Active ingredient

(in each drop) Menthol 7 mg

Purpose

Cough suppressant, oral anesthetic

Uses

temporarily relieves: cough associated with a cold occasional minor irritation or sore throat

Warnings

■ Sore throat warning: If sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or followed by fever, headache, rash, swelling, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor promptly.

Ask a doctor before use

■ persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, or emphysema ■ cough accompanied by excessive phlegm (mucus)

Stop use and ask a doctor if

■ cough persists for more than 1 week, tends to recur, or is accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent headache. These could be signs of a serious condition. ■ sore mouth does not improve in 7 days ■ irritation, pain, or redness persists or worsens

Keep out of reach of children

Keep out of reach of children.

Directions

■ adults and children 5 years and over: dissolve 1 drop slowly in the mouth. Repeat every 2 hours as needed. ■ children under 5 years: ask a doctor

Inactive ingredients

sucrose, corn syrup, natural flavor, annatto extract, T40-C3 Melaleuca oil, sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid

Label version 8, effective 15 May 2026. Retrieved from the openFDA drug label API on 4 September 2026. Read the full label on DailyMed.

Packages

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Identical on the active ingredient

3 other listings state exactly the same active ingredient at exactly the same strength in the same dosage form, across 3 different labellers. They are not necessarily the same product: inactive ingredients, flavour and pack size differ, and this site does not compare prices.

Sources for this page

• FDA National Drug Code Directory entry for 54473-297
• DailyMed label, set id 6049842c-d763-4a91-a225-976ed74e1693
• How Lozenges builds these pages