What's in Delsym
from sourceA medicine sold over the counter, without a prescription.
From the product's label on DailyMed from Reckitt Benckiser LLC, which lists 16 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 7 of them by their FDA UNII codes, 2 of those through the parent compound of the salt, hydrate or other form on the label. DailyMed label, version 15. 9 other ingredients are not MoleculeFinder molecules, so they are not listed here.
Active ingredients 1
- DextromethorphanC18H25NO
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Cough suppressant from source
As a pure substance: LD50 201 mg/kg (mouse, oral) from source
Inactive ingredients 6
- Citric acidC6H8O7
Inactive ingredient (on the label as citric acid monohydrate) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidC10H16N2O8
Inactive ingredient (on the label as edetate disodium) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,700 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Sunset yellow FCFC16H10N2Na2O7S2
Inactive ingredient (on the label as FD&C yellow No. 6) from source
- Propylene glycolC3H8O2
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 22,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- WaterH2O
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 25,000 mg/kg (mouse, iv) from source
- SucroseC12H22O11
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 29,700 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
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