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Cough and Cold Drugs
Per Section 1927(d) of the Social Security Act, agents used for the symptomatic relief of cough and colds are optional for coverage by Medicaid
and are exempt from coverage under the Medicare Modernization Act.
The following excluded drugs [per Section 1927(d)] are covered by Arkansas Medicaid.
This reference list includes drugs covered for Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries and dual eligible Medicare/Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries.
Cough and Cold products are restricted to beneficiaries under the age of 21 and to beneficaries with Long Term Care Coverage.
OTC Medications in this list are only covered pursuant to a valid prescription, but are not covered for Long Term Care beneficiaries.
Inclusion on this list does not guarantee market availability and products must have a rebate agreement with the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) to be covered by Arkansas Medicaid.
Pharmacy Quantity of Claim Edits may apply.                                    Arkansas Medicaid Pharmacy Claim Edits
Pharmacy Prior Authorization or Clinical Criteria may apply.                   Arkansas Medicaid Pharmacy Prior Authorization Criteria
The Labeler Code and Label Name are supplied for provider reference. For questions about a specific NDC or for further information, please call the
AR Pharmacy Help Desk at TOLL FREE (800) 424-7895.
Updated 10/24/2013
LABELER CODE DRUG                                          STRENGTH            DOSE FORM    ROUTE LABEL NAME                                    MANUFACTURER
67877           BENZONATATE                                100 MG              CAPSULE      ORAL      BENZONATATE 100 MG CAPSULE                ASCEND LABS
68084           BENZONATATE                                100 MG              CAPSULE      ORAL      BENZONATATE 100 MG CAPSULE                AHP
00069           BENZONATATE                                100 MG              CAPSULE      ORAL      TESSALON PERLE 100 MG CAP                 PFIZER
00904           BENZONATATE                                100 MG              CAPSULE      ORAL      BENZONATATE 100 MG CAPSULE                MAJOR
50111           BENZONATATE                                100 MG              CAPSULE      ORAL      BENZONATATE 100 MG CAPSULE                PLIVA
57664           BENZONATATE                                100 MG              CAPSULE      ORAL      BENZONATATE 100 MG CAPSULE                CARACO PHARM
65162           BENZONATATE                                100 MG              CAPSULE      ORAL      BENZONATATE 100 MG CAPSULE                AMNEAL PHARM
68382           BENZONATATE                                100 MG              CAPSULE      ORAL      BENZONATATE 100 MG CAPSULE                ZYDUS PHARM
00603           DEXTROMETHORPHAN-PROMETHAZINE              15-6.25 MG/5 ML     SYRUP        ORAL      PROMETHAZINE-DM SYRUP                     QUALITEST
50383           DEXTROMETHORPHAN-PROMETHAZINE              15-6.25 MG/5 ML     SYRUP        ORAL      PROMETHAZINE-DM SYRUP                     HI-TECH PHARM
60432           DEXTROMETHORPHAN-PROMETHAZINE              15-6.25 MG/5 ML     SYRUP        ORAL      PROMETHAZINE-DM SYRUP                     MORTON GROVE
00031           GUAIFENESIN                                100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      ROBITUSSIN MUCUS-CHEST CONGEST            WYETH CONSUMER
00113           GUAIFENESIN                                100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      CHILDREN'S MUCUS RELIEF LIQ               PERRIGO
00113           GUAIFENESIN                                100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      TUSSIN MUCUS-CONGEST 100 MG/5             PERRIGO
00121           GUAIFENESIN                                100 MG/5 ML         SYRUP        ORAL      GUAIFENESIN 100 MG/5 ML LIQUID            PHARMACEU ASSOC
                                                                 Arkansas Medicaid Pharmacy Program
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                                                                       www.medicaid.state.ar.us
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LABELER CODE DRUG                          STRENGTH            DOSE FORM    ROUTE LABEL NAME                             MANUFACTURER
00536       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      COUGH SYRUP 100 MG/5 ML            RUGBY
00536       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      GUAIFENESIN 100 MG/5 ML SYRUP      RUGBY
00603       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      IOPHEN NR LIQUID                   QUALITEST
00603       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      Q-TUSSIN 100 MG/5 ML SOLUTION      QUALITEST
00904       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         SYRUP        ORAL      ROBAFEN 100 MG/5 ML SYRUP          MAJOR
15127       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         SYRUP        ORAL      SB COUGH CONTROL SYRUP             SELECT BRAND
24385       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      TUSSIN 100 MG/5 ML SYRUP           AMERISOURCEBERG
36800       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      CHILDREN'S MUCUS RELIEF LIQ        TOPCO
36800       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      TUSSIN CHEST CONGESTION LIQUID     TOPCO
37205       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      TUSSIN MUCUS-CONGEST 100 MG/5      LEADER
49348       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      SM TUSSIN 100 MG/5 ML LIQUID       SUNMARK
49348       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         SYRUP        ORAL      TUSSIN HONEY SYRUP                 SUNMARK
49614       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         SYRUP        ORAL      MEDI-TUSSIN 100 MG/5 ML SYRUP      MEDICINE SHOP
50383       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      GUAIFENESIN 100 MG/5 ML SOLN       HI-TECH PHARM
54838       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      DIABETIC SILTUSSIN DAS-NA LIQ      SILARX PHARM
54838       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         SYRUP        ORAL      SILTUSSIN SA 100 MG/5 ML SYR       SILARX PHARM
62011       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         SYRUP        ORAL      HM ADULT TUSSIN CHEST CONG LIQ     HEALTH MART
63868       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         LIQUID       ORAL      QC MEDIFIN EXP MUCUS RLF LIQ       CHAIN DRUG
63868       GUAIFENESIN                    100 MG/5 ML         SYRUP        ORAL      QC TUSSIN 100 MG/5 ML LIQUID       CHAIN DRUG
00904       GUAIFENESIN                    600 MG              TABLET ER    ORAL      MUCUS ER 600 MG TABLET             MAJOR
37205       GUAIFENESIN                    600 MG              TABLET ER    ORAL      MUCUS ER 600 MG TABLET             LEADER
45802       GUAIFENESIN                    600 MG              TABLET ER    ORAL      GUAIFENESIN ER 600 MG TABLET       PERRIGO
46122       GUAIFENESIN                    600 MG              TABLET ER    ORAL      MUCUS ER 600 MG TABLET             AMERISOURCEBERG
49348       GUAIFENESIN                    600 MG              TABLET ER    ORAL      SM MUCUS ER 600 MG TABLET          SUNMARK
63824       GUAIFENESIN                    600 MG              TABLET ER    ORAL      MUCINEX ER 600 MG TABLET           RECKITT BENCKIS
00121       GUAIFENESIN-CODEINE            100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      GUAIFENESIN-CODEINE SYRUP          PHARMACEU ASSOC
00603       GUAIFENESIN-CODEINE            100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      CHERATUSSIN AC SYRUP               QUALITEST
00603       GUAIFENESIN-CODEINE            100-10 MG/5 ML      LIQUID       ORAL      IOPHEN-C NR LIQUID                 QUALITEST
16571       GUAIFENESIN-CODEINE            100-10 MG/5 ML      LIQUID       ORAL      GUAIFENESIN AC COUGH SYRUP         PACK PHARM
50383       GUAIFENESIN-CODEINE            100-10 MG/5 ML      LIQUID       ORAL      GUAIATUSSIN AC LIQUID              HI-TECH PHARM
00113       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      TUSSIN DM CLEAR LIQUID             PERRIGO
00113       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      TUSSIN DM COUGH & CHEST LIQUID     PERRIGO
00113       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      TUSSIN DM COUGH SYRUP              PERRIGO
00536       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      COUGH SYRUP                        RUGBY
00536       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      EXTRA ACTION COUGH SYRUP           RUGBY
00603       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      LIQUID       ORAL      IOPHEN DM-NR LIQUID                QUALITEST
00603       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      Q-TUSSIN DM SYRUP                  QUALITEST
00904       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      ROBAFEN-DM SYRUP                   MAJOR
15127       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      SB COUGH CONTROL DM SYRUP          SELECT BRAND
24385       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      TUSSIN DM CLEAR SYRUP              AMERISOURCEBERG
24385       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      TUSSIN DM SYRUP                    AMERISOURCEBERG
37205       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN   100-10 MG/5 ML      LIQUID       ORAL      TUSSIN DM LIQUID                   LEADER
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                                                       www.medicaid.state.ar.us
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LABELER CODE DRUG                           STRENGTH            DOSE FORM    ROUTE LABEL NAME                          MANUFACTURER
49348       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN    100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      SM TUSSIN DM SYRUP              SUNMARK
49614       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN    100-10 MG/5 ML      LIQUID       ORAL      MEDI-TUSSIN DM DIABETIC LIQ     MEDICINE SHOP
49614       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN    100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      MEDI-TUSSIN DM SYRUP            MEDICINE SHOP
49614       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN    100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      TUSSIN DM COUGH SYRUP           MEDICINE SHOP
54838       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN    100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      SILTUSSIN DM COUGH SYRUP        SILARX PHARM
54838       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN    100-10 MG/5 ML      LIQUID       ORAL      SILTUSSIN DM DAS LIQUID         SILARX PHARM
63868       GUAIFENESIN-DEXTROMETHORPHAN    100-10 MG/5 ML      SYRUP        ORAL      QC TUSSIN DM SYRUP              CHAIN DRUG
00603       PHENYLEPHRINE-CODEINE-PROMETH   5-10-6.25 MG/5 ML   SYRUP        ORAL      PROMETHAZINE VC-CODEINE SYRUP   QUALITEST
50383       PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE            6.25-10 MG/5 ML     SYRUP        ORAL      PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE SYRUP      HI-TECH PHARM
00472       PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE            6.25-10 MG/5 ML     SYRUP        ORAL      PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE SYRUP      ACTAVIS
00603       PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE            6.25-10 MG/5 ML     SYRUP        ORAL      PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE SYRUP      QUALITEST
57664       PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE            6.25-10 MG/5 ML     SYRUP        ORAL      PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE SYRUP      CARACO PHARM
60432       PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE            6.25-10 MG/5 ML     SYRUP        ORAL      PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE SYRUP      MORTON GROVE
00603       PSE-CODEINE-CHLORPHENIRAMINE    30-10-2 MG/5 ML     LIQUID       ORAL      PHENYLHISTINE DH LIQUID         QUALITEST
00603       PSE-CODEINE-GUAIFENESIN         30-10-100 MG/5 ML   SYRUP        ORAL      CHERATUSSIN DAC SYRUP           QUALITEST
16571       PSE-CODEINE-GUAIFENESIN         30-10-100 MG/5 ML   SYRUP        ORAL      GUAIFENESIN DAC ORAL SOLUTION   PACK PHARM
54859       PSE-CODEINE-GUAIFENESIN         30-10-100 MG/5 ML   SYRUP        ORAL      TUSNEL C SYRUP                  LLORENS PHARM
                                                  Arkansas Medicaid Pharmacy Program
                                                        www.medicaid.state.ar.us                                       TOLL FREE (800) 424-7895