CHILDRENS DIMETAPP COLD AND ALLERGY (brompheniramine maleate 1 mg phenylephrine hydrochloride 2.5 mg) Dailymed

Drug Facts

Active Ingredients (in Each Tablet)

Brompheniramine maleate, USP 1 mg
Phenylephrine HCl, USP 2.5 mg

Purposes

Antihistamine
Nasal decongestant

Uses

• temporarily relieves nasal congestion due to the common cold, hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies
• temporarily relieves these symptoms due to hay fever (allergic rhinitis) or other upper respiratory allergies:
  • runny nose
  • sneezing
  • itchy, watery eyes
  • itching of the nose or throat
• temporarily restores freer breathing through the nose

Warnings

Do not use

• to sedate a child or 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.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

• heart disease
• high blood pressure
• thyroid disease
• diabetes
• trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland
• glaucoma
• a breathing problem such as emphysema, asthma or chronic bronchitis

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

• taking any other oral nasal decongestant or stimulant
• 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

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.

Directions

• do not take more than 6 doses in any 24-hour period

age	dose
adults and children 12 years and over	4 tablets every 4 hours
children 6 to under 12 years	2 tablets every 4 hours
children under 6 years	do not use

Other Information

• store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)

Inactive Ingredients

carmine, carrageenan, croscarmellose sodium, fructose, fumaric acid, glycine, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, modified starch, natural and artificial flavor, polyethylene oxide, silicon dioxide, sorbitol, sucralose, tribasic calcium phosphate

Questions Or Comments?

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Product Packaging

The product packaging shown below represents a sample of that currently in use. Additional packaging may also be available.
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Children's Dimetapp Cold & Allergy
BROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE (Antihistamine)
PHENYLEPHRINE HCI (Nasal Decongestant)
Relieves Nasal Symptoms

• Stuffy Nose
• Runny Nose
• Sneezing

Plus Other Symptoms

• Itchy, Watery Eyes

For Ages 6 Yrs. & Over
20 chewable tablets
grape flavor
For most recent product information, visit www.dimetapp.com
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Madison, NJ 07940 USA ©2009 Wyeth
Made in Canada
TABLETS INDIVIDUALLY BLISTER SEALED. IF SEAL IS BROKEN, DO NOT USE.