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02/02/19

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Best Cough Syrup Names in India

Regulatory update — last reviewed 18 July 2026 by Siddharth Singhal, Managing Director, Vibcare Pharma.

Cough syrups are no longer sold over the counter in India. The Drugs (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified in the Gazette on 9 June 2026, removed the word "Syrups" from item (7) under serial number 13 of Schedule K to the Drugs Rules, 1945. That entry was the exemption that allowed syrups to be sold without a prescription. It is gone. Every syrup-based oral medicine — cough syrups included — now requires a prescription from a registered medical practitioner and may only be dispensed through a licensed pharmacy.

Do not give cough or cold medicine to a child under two. The Union Health Ministry advisory issued to all States and Union Territories on 3 October 2025 states that cough and cold medications should not be prescribed or dispensed to children below two years of age, are generally not recommended below five, and above that should follow careful clinical evaluation with close supervision, correct dosing, and no multiple drug combinations. The National Formulary of India 2026 takes the same position.

This page is not a recommendation to self-medicate. It explains what the common cough molecules do and which of our formulations contain them. Whether a syrup is appropriate at all is a decision for your doctor. Most acute coughs are self-limiting and resolve without any drug.

What is Cough?

A cough is your body’s natural reflex to help clear your airways of irritants and prevent infection. It is a way in which our body gets rid of foreign particles, microbes, irritants, mucus, and bacteria – among other allergens from the throat.

Why We Cough?

A cough is what you do when something bugs your throat, whether that's postnasal drip or dust. It also helps clear your lungs and windpipe. Many coughs, like those from flu and cold, will go away on their own.

What Causes Coughs?

Smoke
Viruses
Allergies and asthma
Irritants
Postnasal drip
Acid reflux
Other causes

Types of Coughs

Dry Cough

dry cough

A cough is known as a dry cough where no phlegm or mucus is produced. A dry cough is irritating and usually associated with a tickly throat. It can be recovered by using Dry Cough Syrup.

Dry cough symptoms
It depends on the cause of your dry cough the symptoms may vary, however, some common symptoms can be:

A dry or in some cases a tickly cough.
A sore or tickly throat.
Pain in the chest

Croup Cough

croup cough

In medical, it is also known as laryngotracheobronchitis. An upper airway infection that blocks breathing and has a distinctive barking cough.

Croup cough symptoms

A cough that sounds like a bark (It may be worse than that at night)
A raspy voice
Noisy, labored breathing
Rash
Eye redness
Other symptoms

Wet Cough

Wet coughs or productive coughs, clear mucus or phlegm from the upper airways.

Wet cough symptoms

Symptoms of wet cough include coughing up thickened mucus and shortness of breath.

Whooping Cough / Pertussis

Whooping cough

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.

Whooping Cough Symptoms

Besides a cough that sounds like "whoop", symptoms include nasal congestion, a runny nose, and sneezing.

Some Facts about a Cough

1. Fish Cough

fish cough

2. Cough forces air out of the airways at speeds up to 1000 km/h.

cough air speed

Some of the Best cough syrup names in India

These are prescription-only products. The formulations below are marketed by Vibcare Pharma and, since 9 June 2026, can be dispensed only against a prescription from a registered medical practitioner. They are listed here so that doctors, chemists and our PCD franchise partners can read the composition, indication and side-effect profile in one place — not so that patients can choose between them.

BROXOVIC

This Broxovic cough syrup is very effective in a cough.

Description:

broxovic cough syrup

Ambroxol is a secretolytic agent used in the treatment of respiratory diseases associated with viscid or excessive mucus. It is the active ingredient of Mucosolvan, Lasolvan or Mucoangin. The substance is a mucoactive drug with several properties including secretolytic and secretomotoric actions that restore the physiological clearance mechanisms of the respiratory tract which play an important role in the body’s natural defence mechanisms. It stimulates synthesis and release of surfactant by type II pneumocytes.

Side Effects:

Stomach upset symptoms can become uncomfortable and may contribute to a decreased appetite in certain patients. To limit the development of these side effects, ambroxol hydrochloride should be taken with food. Patients who experience severe nausea or vomiting while taking this medication should contact a doctor.

Less serious guaifenesin side effects may include:

dizziness or a headache,
a rash, or.
nausea, vomiting, or stomach upset.

Indication:

Ambroxol is indicated as “secretolytic therapy in bronchopulmonary diseases associated with abnormal mucus secretion and impaired mucus transport. It promotes mucus clearance, facilitates expectoration and eases a productive cough, allowing patients to breathe freely and deeply.

Mucovib

Mucovib is also a very effective cough syrup. It is also a well-known cough syrup name in India.

Description:

Terbutaline Sulphate + Guaiphenesin + Bromhexine Hydrochloride + Menthol Suspension: Terbutaline Sulphate is a selective beta2 -adrenergic agonist which predominantly stimulates beta2-receptors, thus producing relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle. Guaiphenesin, by increasing respiratory tract fluid, reduces the viscosity of tenacious secretions and acts as an expectorant. Bromhexine HCl is intended to support the body’s mechanisms for clearing mucus from the respiratory tract. It is secretolytic, increasing the production of serous mucus in the respiratory tract and makes the phlegm thinner and less viscous Menthol is also classified as a expectorant.

Indication:

Prescribed for productive (wet) cough associated with bronchospasm — where the airway needs both a bronchodilator and mucus thinning. Typically bronchitis and other bronchopulmonary conditions with viscid, difficult-to-clear secretions.

Side Effects:

Increased heart rate
Palpitations
Dizziness
Headache
Drowsiness
Vomiting/Nausea
Gastrointestinal discomfort.

TOUXVIB

Mandatory warning: not to be used in children below 4 years of age. The fixed dose combination of chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine is subject to a CDSCO directive requiring this warning to be carried on the label and package insert. It is printed on the Touxvib pack and insert.

Description:

Chlorpheniramine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.

Indication:

Chlorpheniramine, dextromethorphan, and phenylephrine is a combination medicine used to treat a cough, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, and watery eyes caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.

Side Effects:

Common side effects may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, heartburn, loss of appetite;