Herbal Cough Drops

The listing

NDC product code

79481-9968 (labeller 79481, product 9968)

Labeller

Meijer, Inc.

Brand name

Herbal Cough Drops

Generic name

Herbal Menthol

Dosage form

Pastille

Route

oral

Marketing category

OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG M012

Marketing start

20 June 2025

Listing expires

31 December 2026

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

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Stated useSore throatMinor throat irritation

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

Menthol 1.1 mg

Purpose

Uses temporarily relieves: coug as may occur with a cold occasional minor irritation and sore throat

Uses

temporarily relieves: coug as may occur with a cold occasional minor irritation and sore throat

Warnings

Sore throat warning: Severe, persistent sore throat accompanied by fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting may be serious. Consult a doctor promptly. Do not use more than 2 days.

Ask a doctor before use

Stop and consult a doctor if Cough persists for more than 7 days, tends to recur, or is accompanid by fever, rash or persistent headache. These could be signs of a serious condition. Sore mouth symptons do not improve in 7 days, or if irritation, pain or redness persists or worsens.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

Stop and consult a doctor if Cough persists for more than 7 days, tends to recur, or is accompanid by fever, rash or persistent headache. These could be signs of a serious condition. Sore mouth symptons do not improve in 7 days, or if irritation, pain or redness persists or worsens.

If pregnant or breast-feeding

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children

Keep out of the reach of children.

Directions

Adults and children 6 years and over: dissolve 1 drop slowly in mouth. Repeated every 2 hours as needed or as directed by a doctor. Children under 6 years: as a doctor

Inactive ingredients

caramel color, blend of herbs extract (elderflower, horehound, hyssop, lemon balm, liden flowers, mallow, peppermint, sage, thyme, wild thyme), glucose syrup, natural flavors, sucrose. Back Panel

Other information

or to report and adverse event call: 1-833-552-1767

Label version 1, effective 20 June 2025. 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

6 other listings state exactly the same active ingredient at exactly the same strength in the same dosage form, across 5 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 79481-9968
• DailyMed label, set id 380364be-4e52-fa52-e063-6394a90a713c
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