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Canada· CA-DIN-02265427

BENYLIN EXTRA STRENGTH CHEST CONGESTION & COLD

A guaifenesin product containing guaifenesin + menthol, registered in Canada by MCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.

ATC R05CA03

Checked against Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CAHealth Canada Drug Product Database (Ca…normalisedBENYLIN EXTRA STRENGTH CHEST CONGESTI…ATCR05CA03REGISTER NO.CA-DIN-02265427PACKS LISTED0CHECKEDOctober 1, 2026

Where it is registered

Guaifenesin is registered in 14 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC R05CA03 (guaifenesin), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Canada, from Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
  • 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Guaifenesin · ATC R05CA03

14 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
  • United Statesprice
Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of guaifenesin costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (0.9 g), so markets compare like for like.

  • 1 market with a comparable price for this class
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Guaifenesin · price per daily dose (0.9 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • US United States$0.29 (acquisition cost)
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
Active substance
GUAIFENESIN + MENTHOL
Manufacturer
MCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC
Country
Canada (CA)
ATC code
R05CA03
ATC class
Guaifenesin
Defined daily dose
0.9 g, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
Last checked
October 1, 2026

Packs & prices · 0

No packs listed by the register for this record.

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Same medicine, other countries

Guaifenesin in 1 other country

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

All guaifenesin products

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.

For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/c59c4884-96fa-4559-b1f0-d89d76f5e56d
GET /v1/drugs/c59c4884-96fa-4559-b1f0-d89d76f5e56d?format=fhir

Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.

{
  "din": "02265427",
  "form": "SYRUP",
  "class": "Human",
  "routes": [
    "ORAL"
  ],
  "source": "health_canada_dpd",
  "status": "MARKETED",
  "atc_raw": "R05CA03",
  "schedule": [
    "OTC"
  ],
  "drug_code": "75089",
  "strengths": [
    "200 MG",
    "15 MG"
  ],
  "ahfs_class": null,
  "substances": [
    "GUAIFENESIN",
    "MENTHOL"
  ],
  "product_categorization": null
}

See everything about guaifenesin.

This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.