Active Ingredients

In Each 5 mL Teaspoonful:

Brompheniramine maleate USP 1 mg

Dextromethorphan HBr USP 5 mg

Phenylephrine HCl USP 2.5 mg

Purposes

Brompheniramine maleate....................Antihistamine
Phenylephrine HCl................................Nasal decongestant
Dextromethorphan...............................Cough Suppressant

Uses

• temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat
and bronchial irritation occurring with a cold, and
nasal congestion due to the common cold, hay
fever or other upper respiratory allergies, or
associated with sinusitis.
• temporarily relieves these symptoms due to hay
fever (allergic rhinitis): • runny nose • sneezing
• itchy, watery eyes • itching of the nose or throat
• temporarily restores freer breathing
through the nose

Ask a doctor before use if you have

• heart disease • high blood pressure
• thyroid disease • diabetes • glaucoma
• trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland
• cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)
• a breathing problem or persistent or chronic cough
that lasts such as occurs with smoking, asthma,
chronic bronchitis, or emphysema

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

taking sedatives or tranquilizers

When using this product

• do not use more than directed
• drowsiness may occur • avoid alcoholic beverages
• alcohol, sedatives, and tranquilizers may increase
drowsiness • be careful when driving a motor
vehicle or operating machinery • excitability may
occur, especially in children

Stop use and ask a doctor if

•

you get nervous, dizzy or sleepless 

•

symptoms do not get better within 7 days
or are accompanied by fever

•

cough lasts for more than 7 days, comes back, or occurs with fever, rash, or persistent headache. A persistent cough may be a sign of a serious condition

If pregnant or breast-feeding

ask a health professional before use.

Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children.

In case of accidental overdose, seek professional
assistance or contact a Poison Control Center
immediately.

Directions

do not exceed more than 6 doses in a 24-hour period

age                                                                     dose
adults and children 12 years and over........  4 teaspoonfuls every 4-6 hours
children 6 years to under 12 years...............2 teaspoonfuls every 4-6 hours
children 4 to under 6 years...........................do not use unless directed by a doctor
children under 4 years..................................do not use

Other Information

• dosage cup provided
• each teaspoon contains: sodium 2 mg
• store at 20o-25oC (68o-77oF)
• not a USP elixir

Inactive Ingredients

FD& C blue 1, citric acid, adetate disodium,
flavor, glycerin, propylene glycol, purified water,
FD&C red 40, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sorbitol,
saccharin sodium

Warnings

Do not use • to make a child sleepy
• 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.

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Major

Children's

Dimaphen DM

cold and cough elixir

red grape taste

alcohol free

4FL OZ (118 mL)