Ru-Tuss User Reviews & Ratings

• Sam...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 15, 2020

For Sinus Symptoms "Ru-Tuss has worked better than anything I’ve ever used over the years. When I get swollen nasal membranes, I end up with fluid in my ears with vertigo. When I felt it coming on, I could stop the fluid in my ears in its tracks with Ru-Tuss. Just took it when I had post-nasal drainage & ear problems. Nothing else OTC works now. It’s a waste of money. Please bring Ru-Tuss back."

• Anonymous
• November 9, 2011

For Sinus Symptoms "Occasionally, I have itchy, watery eyes and a runny nose. I used to take Ru-Tuss tablets long ago, but cannot get them anymore. It is the ONLY medicine that I have ever taken that dries up my running eyes and nose. For the last several years, I have not been able to get it. Neither my physician nor pharmacies can get the drug for some reason."

• Anonymous
• September 4, 2012

For Sinus Symptoms "I don't understand why this medicine has been taken off the market. For people like us, it was one of the only medicines that was strong enough to help with really bad allergy days. My dad and I took it for years. I recently talked to a doctor about getting more since my supply is finally dwindling, and he mentioned something about how this crosses the blood-brain barrier, and that's why you get sleepy if you take too much."

• Mou...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 7, 2019

For Sinus Symptoms "I agree with all of you! I've been suffering for many years with this, and it's removed from the market. I wrote the FDA asking why they removed Ru-Tuss, and the response was that the company didn't resubmit it for approval in 2011 :( ;("

• Nee...
• March 22, 2016

For Sinus Symptoms "Loved this drug. If it is so effective and now hard to find and much sought after, then please bring it back in its original potency. Everything in the drug store for sinus DOES NOT WORK. I've been wasting a lot of money on products that don't work. Bring back what does work as needing a prescription PLUS the patient must have a documented chronic sinus condition."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 28, 2012

For Sinus Symptoms "I used to use this, the only thing I could use to help my sinus drainage and the itchy, watery eyes. Really helped my inner ear symptoms by drying up the sinus drainage, but the pharmacy can't obtain it anymore. Switched me to Q-Tuss, which is similar, but then switched me to Sta-Hist, which was also similar. Now all three are nowhere to be found, and I can't get any relief for my symptoms with the other meds they recommend."

• Bat...
• February 14, 2023

For Sinus Symptoms "Took it as a teen in the ‘70s. Prevented sinus infections and cured hay fever/allergies. When I moved to Calif, my Dr said they didn’t have it and he’d have to give me lots of medicines to match it. Now that I’m back in Oklahoma, allergies have returned. Sad to hear it’s not available anymore."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 30, 2024

For Sinus Symptoms "Ru-Tuss tablets were removed from the market when BASF purchased Boots Pharmaceuticals in the 1990s. The VP of Knoll Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of BASF, didn't like the product and forbade further manufacturing. It was a very effective product, but the margins weren't great since it wasn't a patented drug."

• Anonymous
• December 30, 2010

For Sinus Symptoms "This is the only medication that helps my runny nose and eyes. I have a prescription but cannot find the medicine. The pharmacy does not have any and says they cannot find out where to obtain it."