Label: SUDAFED PE CONGESTION- phenylephrine hydrochloride tablet

  • NDC Code(s): 50580-546-50, 50580-546-51
  • Packager: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division
  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: OTC monograph final

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  • SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

    Drug Facts

  • Active ingredient (in each tablet)

    Phenylephrine HCl 10 mg

  • Purpose

    Nasal decongestant

  • Uses

    • temporarily relieves sinus congestion and pressure
    • temporarily relieves nasal congestion due to the common cold, hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies
  • Warnings

    Do not use if you are now taking a prescription monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (certain drugs for depression, psychiatric or emotional conditions, or Parkinson's disease), or for 2 weeks after stopping the MAOI drug. If you do not know if your prescription drug contains an MAOI, ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking this product.

    Ask a doctor before use if you have

    • heart disease
    • high blood pressure
    • thyroid disease
    • diabetes
    • trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland

    When using this product do not exceed recommended dose

    Stop use and ask a doctor if

    • nervousness, dizziness, or sleeplessness occur
    • symptoms do not improve within 7 days or occur with a fever

    If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

    Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. (1-800-222-1222)

  • Directions

    adults and children 12 years and over
    • take 1 tablet every 4 hours
    • do not take more than 6 tablets in 24 hours
    children under 12 yearsask a doctor
  • Other information

    • store between 20-25°C (68-77°F)
    • do not use if carton or blister unit is opened or broken
  • Inactive ingredients

    carnauba wax, D&C yellow no. 10 aluminum lake, FD&C red no. 40 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, modified starch, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, powdered cellulose, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate, talc, titanium dioxide

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  • PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

    SINUS

    NDC 50580-546-50

    SUDAFED PE®

    CONGESTION

    Phenylephrine HCl Tablets
    Nasal Decongestant

    SINUS + NASAL
    CONGESTION

    SINUS PRESSURE

    18 TABLETS
    10 mg EACH

    MAXIMUM
    STRENGTH

    FORMERLY NAMED
    SUDAFED PE ® Nasal Decongestant

    1 Pill/Dose
    ‡ Actual Pill Size

    NON-DROWSY

    PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL
  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    SUDAFED PE CONGESTION 
    phenylephrine hydrochloride tablet
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:50580-546
    Route of AdministrationORAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE (UNII: 04JA59TNSJ) (PHENYLEPHRINE - UNII:1WS297W6MV) PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE10 mg
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    CARNAUBA WAX (UNII: R12CBM0EIZ)  
    D&C YELLOW NO. 10 ALUMINUM LAKE (UNII: CQ3XH3DET6)  
    ALUMINUM OXIDE (UNII: LMI26O6933)  
    FD&C RED NO. 40 (UNII: WZB9127XOA)  
    FD&C YELLOW NO. 6 (UNII: H77VEI93A8)  
    MAGNESIUM STEARATE (UNII: 70097M6I30)  
    MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (UNII: OP1R32D61U)  
    POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 3WJQ0SDW1A)  
    POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 532B59J990)  
    POWDERED CELLULOSE (UNII: SMD1X3XO9M)  
    SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE A (UNII: H8AV0SQX4D)  
    TALC (UNII: 7SEV7J4R1U)  
    TITANIUM DIOXIDE (UNII: 15FIX9V2JP)  
    Product Characteristics
    ColorredScoreno score
    ShapeROUNDSize8mm
    FlavorImprint Code WL;80;PE
    Contains    
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:50580-546-501 in 1 CARTON07/13/2015
    118 in 1 BLISTER PACK; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    2NDC:50580-546-512 in 1 CARTON07/13/2015
    218 in 1 BLISTER PACK; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    OTC monograph finalpart34107/13/2015
    Labeler - Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division (878046358)
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