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Honey Cough Syrup

by Little Remedies · liquid · 4 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 56184 10737 9
  • DSLD label 264416
  • Serving 1 tsp
  • 24 servings

Honey Cough Syrup by Little Remedies lists one ingredient: 5.5 g of honey per serving of 1 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.

What is in Honey Cough Syrup?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Honey Cough Syrup: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 264416, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories18 Calories
Carbohydrates4.5 g2%Carbohydrate in Honey Cough Syrup against 21,979 products4.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.4.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Sugar4.5 gSugar in Honey Cough Syrup against 11,807 products4.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.4.5 g

Higher than 78% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g).

Honey5.5 gHoney in Honey Cough Syrup against 84 products5.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.181 g to 5.63 g, the median 1 g.5.5 g

Higher than 74% of 84 products listing honey (median 1 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 264416 (entered November 22, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested use To soothe cough and sore throat, give recommended serving size every 2-4 hours using the measuring cup provided. Children ages 1 to 4: 1 tsp Adults and children over age 4: 2 tsp
Warnings
Warnings Do not use: in children younger than 12 months because of the risk of botulism. As a doctor or pharmacist before using if you are not sure. If your child is allergic to honey or any of the ingredients in this product Ask a doctor before use if the child has: Cough that occurs with to much phlegm (mucus) Cough that lasts or is chronic such as occurs with asthma or chronic bronchitis High blood pressure or diabetes
Stop use and ask a doctor if cough persists for more than 7 days, tends to recur, or is accompanied by high fever, rash or persistent headaches. These could be signs of a serious condition.
Keep out of reach of children
Storage
Other information Store at 15 degrees - 25 degrees C (59 degrees - 77 degrees F)

Source: label statements in DSLD label 264416.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Honey, Water, Purified, E-Polylysine.

How many labels does Honey Cough Syrup have?

One label is on file, entered on November 22, 2022.

  1. Label 264416 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 7 56184 10737 9

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Medtech Products Inc. (distributor), Tarrytown, NY. All Little Remedies products.

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