Mucinex Children's Launches First Chewable Cold & Flu Medicine
New Mucinex Children's Mighty Chews Cold & Flu Offers Easy, Mess-Free Relief Parents and Kids Can Both Feel Good About
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 7, 2025 – No more negotiating or fighting with your kids to get them to take their medicine. Mucinex Children's, the #1 pediatrician and pharmacist recommended over-the-counter brand for children's cough and cold relief* from Reckitt, is proud to introduce Mucinex Children's Mighty Chews Cold & Flu – the first and only chewable OTC medicine for children designed to relieve multiple cold and flu symptoms*. This game-changing format joins the brand's Mighty Chews line, offering parents a new way to dose medicine. Mighty Chews Cold & Flu Daytime relieves kids' fever, cough, headache, sore throat, and body pain symptoms while the nighttime formula also relieves runny nose and sneezing. Both products provide symptom relief without the mess and stress of traditional liquid medications. Every year in the United States, adults have an average of two to three colds, and children often have more1, making it important to have an easy-to-dose solution on hand. 
Anyone who has ever struggled to get a sick child to take medicine knows the routine—measuring the right dose, coaxing them to take it, cleaning up the spills. Mucinex Children's Mighty Chews Cold & Flu is here to change that. With its easy-to-dose chewable format, parents can say goodbye to pouring and pleading, and hello to medicine that's more convenient.
"As a pediatrician and a mom, I know how challenging it can be to give children cold and flu medicine, especially when they're already not feeling well. Parents are often juggling symptoms, emotions, and dosing instructions all at once. Mucinex Children's Mighty Chews Cold & Flu offers a solution that's not only effective but also makes the process easier for families," said Dr. Gabriella Dauer, Pediatrician & Founder of Dauer Pediatrics.
Each dose of mixed berry flavored medicated chews is formulated with active ingredients that temporarily relieve common cold and flu symptoms. Mucinex Children's Mighty Chews Cold & Flu is designed for parents who want both efficacy and ease when their child is under the weather.
Behind the scenes, bringing this new format to life required thoughtful collaboration and innovation from Reckitt's R&D team. "R&D collaborated with internal and external partners to develop the formulation, manufacturing process and analytical test methods to ensure control of the content of each active ingredient in every chew," said Carl Muise, Research & Development Senior Formulation Associate at Reckitt.
"We're constantly looking for ways to make caring for families easier and stress-free," Henry Turgoose, Vice President, Upper Respiratory for the U.S. at Reckitt.
quote icon"We created Mighty Chews Cold & Flu to solve a real challenge parents face: getting their child to take medicine without the mess, stress, or resistance. This new format delivers the same trusted relief families count on from Mucinex, now in a way that fits into real life."
Henry Turgoose Vice President, Upper Respiratory for the U.S. at Reckitt
Made for children six years of age and older, Mucinex Children's Mighty Chews Cold & Flu is available in a Mixed Berry Flavor, in both a daytime and nighttime format, and can be found at national retailers including Walmart, Target, Walgreens, CVS, and more. For more information, visit www.mucinex.com.
*As an OTC brand in the children's cough/cold category (AlphaImpactRx ProVoice Survey)*As an OTC brand in children's cough/cold combination category based on Pharmacy Times OTC Guide 2025 – 2026
*Among children's non-homeopathic cough/cold category. Neilson IQ L52W ending 5/10/25
1CDC "About common cold" October 15, 2024: About Common Cold | Common Cold | CDC