OFFICIAL NAMES: Benylin Adult Formula Cough Syrup, Benylin Pediatric Cough Suppressant, Benylin Expectorant, Cheracol-D, Cough-X, Creo-Terpin, Delsym Cough Formula, Diabe-TUSS DM Syrup, Duratuss DM, Fenesin DM, GG-DM SR, Glycotuss-DM, Guaibid DM, Guaifenex DM, Halotussin DM, Hold DM, Humibid DM, Iophen DM NR, Mucobid DM, Naldecon DX Liquigel, Pertussin CS Children's Strength, Pertussin DM Extra Strength, Respa-DM, Robitussin Maximum Strength Cough Suppressant, Robitussin Pediatric Cough Suppressant, Safe Tussin 30, Scot-Tussin DM, Sucrets 4-Hour Cough Suppressant, T-Tusin DM, Touro DM, Trocal, Tuss-DM, Tussi-Organidin DM NR, Vicks 44 Cough Relief

STREET NAMES: Roboing, DXM, robo, skittles, vitamin D, dex, tussin

DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS: Not scheduled, antitussive

Overview

Dextromethorphan is an agent used to help control coughs that are associated with influenza or colds. It has the cough-suppressing effects of its distantly related family, the opiates, but does not produce the significant effects on the central nervous system as they do...