Delsym

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Overview:

Delsym
(when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Suppresses the cough reflex by a direct action on the cough center in the medulla of the brain. For treatment and relief of dry cough

Mechanism Of Action:
Dextromethorphan is an opioid-like drug that binds to and acts as antagonist to the NMDA glutamatergic receptor, it is an agonist to the opioid sigma 1 and sigma 2 receptors, it is also an alpha3/beta4 nicotinic receptor antagonist and targets the serotonin reuptake pump. Dextromethorphan is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, where it enters the bloodstream and crosses the blood-brain barrier. The first-pass through the hepatic portal vein results in some of the drug being metabolized into an active metabolite of dextromethorphan, dextrorphan, the 3-hydroxy derivative of dextromethorphan.

News Articles on Dextromethorphan

Man arrested for trying to steal cough syrup from Destin Walmart  -  ‎Apr 11, 2009‎
DESTIN -- Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man who tried to steal a bottle of Delsym cough syrup from the Destin Walmart. Destin Log

LYSOL NASCAR Sponsorship - A Victory for Fans' Pit Stops  -  18 Mar 2009
Woolite, world leader in fine fabrics; Vanish and Spray 'n Wash, world leaders in fabric treatment; Mucinex and Delsym, leaders in US cold and cough; PR Newswire (press release)

Police: Camera catches teens stealing cough syrup  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
Police identified the suspects through the store's video surveillance and two bottles of Delsym cough syrup were recovered as evidence, according to Hamilton Journal News (subscription)

It's 11 PM: Do You Know If Your Children Are Sniffling?  -  ‎Feb 19, 2009‎
..."But there is some value to using plain cough syrup, such as Delsym for children over 2 and the DM (Dextromethorphan) preparations, such as Robitussin DM. Jewish Exponent

Cough/Cold Products and Vapor Rub  -  Jan 22, 2009
Antitussives like dextromethorphan which is in Vicks 44 or Delsym can help stop dry, hacking, nonproductive coughs. You can also use diphenhydramine but it ABC7Chicago.com,

Pharmacist weighs in on cold remedies  -  Nov 3, 2008
Over-the-counter cough syrups: Cough suppressants, such as dextromethorphan and Delsym, tell the brain to stop coughing. These should not be used for a News-Leader.com,

Reckitt set to offer more products  -  Sep 12, 2008
After Boots, Reckitt bought the US cough and congestion medicine group, Adams, for £1.1 billion last year, which brought cough medicine Delsym and Calcutta Telegraph,

Senators target teen cough-drug abuse  -  Sep 3, 2008
The DXM ingredient is available in more than 100 over-the-counter products, including versions of Robitussin, NyQuil, Contac, Coricidin, Delsym, Dimetapp, The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,

Reckitt Investors Clean Up  -  Jul 28, 2008
...healthcare company Adams last year, for $2.3 billion, which gives it access to major American over-the-counter brands like Mucinex or cough aid Delsym. Forbes,

Hidden Kitchen Germs Threaten Families  -  Jun 25, 2008
Woolite, world leader in fine fabrics; Vanish and Spray 'n Wash, world leaders in fabric treatment; Mucinex and Delsym, leaders in US cold and cough; Earthtimes (press release),

Rite Aid drug stores sold expired products  -  Jun 13, 2008
1222 Arsenal St.; Delsym Cough Medicine (six and eight months past expiration), Children's Triaminic Syrup (one month, 12 days past expiration) and WatertownDailyTimes.com,

Pharmacists battle germy onslaught  -  Mar 30, 2008
Hartstein recommends Delsym for coughs, Mucinex for chest congestion, Ibuprofen for general aches and pains, and Tylenol or Advil for fever. Mason City Globe Gazette,

How to conquer the common cold  -  Jan 31, 2008
Cough syrup (such as Robitussin DM, Mucinex DM or Delsym) can help if a cough is keeping you up at night. Remember, coughing isn’t necessarily a bad thing Village News Network,

Reckitt Benckiser completes acquisition of Adams Respiratory  -  Jan 30, 2008
...markets Mucinex expectorants and Delsym cough suppressants, and is part of Reckitt Benckiser's strategy to expand into the consumer healthcare sector. Hemscott,

It's cough, cold and flu season  -  Jan 9, 2008
Peggy Gilligan recommends Delsym or Robitussin DM products to treat a cough; Benadryl or Claritin for runny noses; liquid Sudafed for nasal congestion; Ledger Independent,

Theft suspect caught a block from Albertson's  -  Jan 9, 2008
He “immediately removed a 3-ounce bottle of Delsym cough suppressant from his left front pocket and apologized for stealing,� according to the report. The Northwest Florida Daily News,

Cold comfort  -  Jan 28, 2008
..."If coughing is the worst, then give your child a cough suppressant like Delsym," Stark said. Suppressing the cough will relieve sore throats, headaches and GoErie.com,

RBC Capital Downgrades Adams Respiratory  -  Dec 17, 2007
Adams, which makes the expectorant Mucinex and Delsym cough syrup, accepted the $2.3 billion deal last week from the maker of Lysol disinfectant and Woolite Motley Fool

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC - Acquisition Of Adams Respiratory ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams is currently active in the United States only and markets two brands; Mucinex(R), market leader in adult expectorants and Delsym(R), a leading cough Trading Markets (press release),

Ahead of the Bell: Adams Respiratory  -  Dec 11, 2007
Adams, which makes products including the expectorant Mucinex and Delsym cough syrup, agreed to be bought by Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC for $2.3 billion, Motley Fool

Reckitt buys US pharma group  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams, which owns cough and congestion drugs Mucinex and Delsym, gives Reckitt a foothold in the US. It now plans to expand sales of the two drugs in Financial Times,

Adams Respiratory Climbs on Buyout  -  Dec 10, 2007
...its Mucinex brand of expectorants, which includes the top-selling over-the-counter expectorant in the US, and its Delsym brand of cough suppressants. TheStreet.com

Reckitt Purchases Adams Respiratory for $2.3 Billion (Update3)  -  Dec 10, 2007
...agreed to purchase Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Inc. for $2.3 billion to gain Mucinex expectorants and the Delsym cough-medicine brand. Bloomberg

Reckitt to Buy Adams for $2.3 Billion  -  Dec 10, 2007
1 over-the-counter expectorant in the US, and Delsym, the only Food and Drug Administration-approved 12-hour liquid cough suppressant available without a Wall Street Journal

Reckitt buys Adams cough treatments  -  Dec 10, 2007
New Jersey, and markets two non-prescription or over the counter (OTC) cough treatments, Mucinex and Delsym, in the United States. Reuters

Reckitt bids $2.3bn for Adams of US  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams has also developed Delsym, the cough suppressant available over-the-counter. The products would lie alongside Reckitt's brands such as Strepsils and MSNBC

Reckitt Benckiser Buys Adams Respiratory  -  Dec 10, 2007
With about 500 employees, Adams makes and markets adult expectorant Mucinex and cough suppressant Delsym. For the fiscal year ended in June, the company had Motley Fool

Reckitt Benckiser to acquire Adams Respiratory for $2.3 billion ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
The acquisition of Adams, a specialty pharmaceutical company that markets Mucinex expectorants and Delsym cough suppressants, is part of Reckitt Benckiser's CNNMoney.com

Reckitt Benckiser to acquire Adams for $2.3 billion  -  Dec 11, 2007
Adams is a NASDAQ-listed specialty pharmaceutical group headquartered in Chester, NJ and markets two OTC cough treatments, Mucinex and Delsym, in the US. Medical Marketing and Media,

UK company will buy NJ's Adams for $2.3B  -  Dec 10, 2007
...is known for Mucinex, the No.1 over-the-counter expectorant in the US Adams also manufactures Delsym, a nonprescription cough syrup. NJ Blog,

Reckitt coughs up £1.1bn for Adams  -  Dec 10, 2007
The group’s cough and congestion relief treatment Mucinex, which represents most of its sales, and cough suppressant Delsym, will provide Reckitt an entry ShareCast,

One Man’s Scrap, Another Man’s Gold (November 2007)  -  Nov 30, 2007
...cold and flu: Vicks Vapor Rub, daytime and nighttime cough/cold meds, expectorant/DM cough medicine, Delsym cough medicine, Tylenol, and humidifiers. Restoration - Madonna House,

Big Deals  -  Dec 17, 2007
...of Strepsils throat lozenges, agreed to purchase Adams Respiratory Therapeutics for $2.3 billion to gain Mucinex expectorants and Delsym cough medicine. FinancialWeek (subscription),

Japanese drug maker Eisai to buy MGI Pharma of the United States ...  -  Dec 11, 2007
...agreed to purchase Adams Respiratory Therapeutics for $2.3 billion to acquire the Mucinex expectorants and Delsym cough medicine brands. International Herald Tribune,

Around the nation  -  Dec 10, 2007
...agreed to purchase New Jersey-based Adams Respiratory Therapeutics for $2.3 billion to gain Mucinex expectorants and Delsym cough medicine. Houston Chronicle,

Reckitt pays £1.1bn for drug-maker  -  Dec 10, 2007
Reckitt will take ownership of brands such cough medicine Delsym and decongestant Mucinex, which are both sold over the counter in US pharmacies, The Press Association

Reckitt aims to clean up  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams markets two OTC cough treatments, Mucinex and Delsym, in the US. The company's sales hit $332m in the year to the end of June, up from $14m four years Telegraph.co.uk,

Reckitt buys US cough mixture firm  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams, a Nasdaq-listed pharmaceutical company, markets two cough mixtures in the US, Mucinex and Delsym, which together generate annual sales of more than Independent,

Stocks in the Spotlight Monday  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams owns Mucinex expectorants and Delsym cough suppressant. Reckitt owns brands including Airwick, Lysol and Easy-Off. Shares of the biopharmaceutical Barron's

Reckitt set to enter US medicine market with purchase of Adams  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams’s only other brand is Delsym, another cough remedy. Reckitt is planning to offer Mucinex outside the United States from 2010, Mr Becht said. Times Online,

Adams Respiratory Soars on Acquisition  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams develops and markets cold and cough remedies for the prescription and OTC markets, including Mucinex and Delsym. In a note to clients, Motley Fool

Reckitt Takes On Adams  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams, which has roughly $330 million in annual sales, specializes in respiratory products, like adult expectorant Mucinex and cough aid Delsym. Forbes,

Reckitt buys Mucinex maker for $2.3bn  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams's sole other brand is Delsym, another cough remedy. Mr Becht said: "We believe Adams' business has extremely good growth potential . Times Online,

Adams Respiratory to be acquired for $2.3 billion  -  Dec 10, 2007
...are focused on treating respiratory conditions, currently has the over-the-counter cough expectorant Mucinex and cough suppressant Delsym on the market. MarketWatch

Mergers & Acquisitions - A Weekly Recap [MOGN]  -  Dec 14, 2007
...will gain access to US over-the-counter market through Adams' main products that include Mucinex expectorants and Delsym cough suppressants. RTT News,

Lloyds TSB ... confidence  -  Dec 11, 2007
Adams develops and sells breathing-disorder drugs like Mucinex, an expectorant, and Delsym, a cough treatment. BAUGUR, the Icelandic retailer, The Sun,

Global Investment Roundup  -  Dec 10, 2007
The company’s product line includes Mucinex, Strepsil throat lozenges, Nurofen painkillers, and cough suppressant Delsym. For the fiscal year ended in June, Money Morning

UK-Based Reckitt Benckiser To Acquire Adams Respiratory For $2.3 ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams makes and markets adult expectorant Mucinex and cough suppressant Delsym. For the fiscal year ended in June, the company had sales of $332 million. Trading Markets (press release),

UK firm buying Jersey drugmaker  -  Dec 10, 2007
Another Adams product, cough suppressant Delsym, is No. 13 on the list. Adams was able to battle the big boys because it spent freely on consumer NJ Blog,

Reckitt Benckiser To Buy Adams Respiratory For $2.3 Bln Cash -update  -  Dec 10, 2007
Reckitt an entry to the large US over-the-counter market through Adams' main products that include Mucinex expectorants and Delsym cough suppressants. RTT News,

Reckitt Benckiser to buy Adams Respiratory Therapeutics for 2.3 ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Adams is currently active in the US only where it markets Mucinex, a market leader in adult expectorants, and Delsym, a leading cough suppressant. Hemscott,

A big dose of trouble for teens  -  Dec 2, 2007
The DXM ingredient is available in more than 100 over-the-counter products, including versions of Robitussin, Nyquil, Contac, Coricidin, Delsym, Dimetapp, NJ Blog,

Police log  -  Nov 26, 2007
Someone shoplifted a $4 bottle of the cough syrup Delsym at 3:10 pm Wednesday at 201 S. Estes Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports. University of North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel,

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Reports Fiscal 2008 First Quarter ...  -  Nov 8, 2007
Pre-season trade purchases of many of our base OTC products, including Delsym(R), were also solid during the fiscal 2008 first quarter. Trading Markets (press release),

No Cure for Kids' Colds  -  Oct 23, 2007
While cold medicines like Delsym, Robitussin, and Dimetapp are no longer recommended for kids under 6 years old doctors say Tylenol is still okay to take KTTC,

Pharmacist Picks  -  Nov 13, 2007
Cough: If you are looking for something that lasts a long time, both pharmacists recommend Delsym. It comes in a 12-hour formula. KSFY,

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics reports approval from FDA for grape ...  -  Oct 2, 2007
The company said it will begin distribution of grape Delsym product to its trade customers with immediate effect. Delsym is an over-the-counter (OTC) liquid Trading Markets,

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Announces FDA Approval of Grape ...  -  Oct 1, 2007
The Company will immediately commence distribution of grape Delsym product to its trade customers. Delsym is the first and only over-the-counter (OTC) PR Newswire (press release),

Children's cough meds recalled  -  Oct 11, 2007
The problem, however, is that cough and cold medications for infants use the same doses of delsym and dextromethorphan -- common cough suppressants -- as Tribune Review,

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Reports Fiscal 2007 Fourth Quarter ...  -  Aug 21, 2007
By the end of this week, we expect to have shipped all of these products except grape Delsym. The adult and children's versions of grape-flavored Delsym are PR Newswire (press release),

Mucinex(R) and Delsym(R) Brands Rated Highly by Pharmacists in ...  -  Jul 23, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),In its first year of marketing under Adams' ownership, Delsym ranked No. 1 in the Children's Cough category with 34.3 percent of pharmacist recommendations.

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Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Reports Fiscal 2007 Third Quarter ...  -  May 10, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Solid year-over-year net sales growth driven by incremental sales of Delsym(R) and Children's Mucinex(R) and continued market penetration of Mucinex(R) DM

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Delsym is also known by the following brand names and/or synonyms&Laquo;Delta&Raquo;-Methorphan; Antussan; Ba 2666; Balminil Dm; Balminil Dm Children; Benylin Adult Formula Cough Suppressant; Benylin Dm; Benylin Dm 12 Hour; Benylin Dm for Children; Benylin Dm for Children 12 Hour; Benylin Pediatric Cough Suppressant; Calmylin #1; Canfodion; Cosylan; Cough-X; Creo-Terpin; D-Methorphan; D-Methorphan Hydrobromide; Dea No. 9210; Delsym; Delsym Cough Formula; Delta-Methorphan; Demorphan; Demorphan Hydrobromide; Demorphine; Destrometerfano [Dcit]; Dextromethorfan; Dextromethorfan [Czech]; Dextromethorphan; Dextromethorphan Bromhydrate; Dextromethorphan Bromide; Dextromethorphan [Ban:Inn]; Dextrometorfano [Inn-Spanish]; Dextrometorphan; Dextromorphan; Dexyromethorphan; Diabe-Tuss Dm Syrup; Dormetan; Dormethan; Hihustan M.; Hold Dm; Koffex Dm; L-Methorphan; Levomethorphan; Levomethorphan [Ban:Dcf:Inn]; Levomethorphane [Inn-French]; Levomethorphanum [Inn-Latin]; Levometorfano [Inn-Spanish]; Medicon; Methorate Hydrobromide; Methorphan; Metrorat; Novahistex Dm; Novahistine Dm; Pertussin Cs Children's Strength; Pertussin Dm Extra Strength; Racemethorphan [As D-Form]; Robitussin Maximum Strength Cough Suppressant; Robitussin Pediatric; Robitussin Pediatric Cough Suppressant; Romilar; Sucrets 4 Hour Cough Suppressant; Triaminic Dm Long Lasting for Children; Trocal; Tusilan; Tussade; Vicks 44 Cough Relief

Drug Category:
Delsym is categorized under the following by the FDA: Antitussives; Analgesics; Antitussives; ATC:R05DA09

Dosage Forms:
SYRUP

Absorption:
Not Available

Interactions:
Not Available



Chemical IUPAC Name:
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