Children's ACCUDIAL
COUGH & COLD LONG-ACTING
Drug Facts
| Chlorpheniramine maleate, USP 1 mg | Antihistamine |
| Dextromethorphan HBr, USP 7.5 mg | Cough suppressant |
Uses
- temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation as may occur with a cold
- temporarily relieves these symptoms due to hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies: runny nosesneezingitchy, watery eyesitching of the nose or throat
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 the child has
- trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland
- glaucoma
- a cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)
- a breathing problem or chronic cough that lasts or as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if the child is taking sedatives or tranquilizers
When using this product
- do not use more than directed
- marked drowsiness may occur
- avoid alcoholic drinks
- 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 cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back, or is accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent headache. These could be signs of a serious condition.
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
| under 6 years | do not use |
| 6 to under 12 years | 1-2 tsp. (5-10 mL) every 6 hours |
- do not take more than 4 doses in any 24-hour period
- to find right dose, use rotating bottle label to dose by weight; otherwise, use chart below to dose by age
- specifically designed for use with enclosed dosing spoon. Use only enclosed dosing spoon to dose this product. Do not use any other dosing device
Other information
- each teaspoon contains: sodium 2 mg
- store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)
Inactive ingredients
artificial flavor, citric acid, FD&C red #40, glycerin, purified water, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sorbitol, sucralose.
Questions?
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