WHAT COUGH MEDICINES CONTAIN DEXTROMETHORPHAN, OR DXM?
There are well over 100 OTC (over-the-counter) medicines that contain DXM, either as the only active ingredient or in combination with other active ingredients. There are a number of well-known brands, as well as a number of store brands, that contain DXM. For example: Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Cough Medicine, Dimetapp DM, Mucinex DM tablets, PediaCare cough medicines, certain Robitussin cough products, Sudafed cough products, TheraFlu cough products, Tylenol Cough and Tylenol Cold products, Vicks 44 cough relief products and certain Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil LiquiCaps. Check the label for dextromethorphan in the active ingredients list.
