Dimetapp Cough and Allergy Chewable
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Drug Facts
OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION
Diphenhydramine HCl 12.5 mg
OTC - PURPOSE SECTION
| Active ingredients (in each chewable tablet) | Purposes |
| Diphenhydramine HCl 12.5 mg | Antihistamine/Cough suppresant |
Uses
- temporarily relieves: coughrunny nosesneezingitching of the nose or throatitchy, watery eyes due to hay fever
- temporarily alleviates the intensity of coughing
WARNINGS SECTION
Warnings
Do not use
- to sedate a child or make a child sleepy
- with any other product containing diphenhydramine, even one used on skin
Ask a doctor before use if you have
- glaucoma
- trouble urinating due to enlarged prostate gland
- 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 you are
taking sedatives or tranquilizers
When using this product
- may cause marked drowsiness
- avoid alcoholic drinks
- alcohol, sedatives, and tranquilizers may increase drowsiness
- be careful when driving a vehicle or operating machinery
- excitability may occur, expecially 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.
OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION
Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
| age | dose |
| adults and children 12 years and over | take 2 tablets every 4 hours not to exceed 12 tablets in 24 hours |
| children 6 to under 12 years | take 1 tablet every 4 hours not to exceed 6 tablets in 24 hours |
| children under 6 years | do not use |
- chew or crush tablets completely before swallowing, do not swallow tablets whole
- do not take more than 6 doses in 24 hours
Other information
- store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)
- avoid high humidity
Inactive ingredients
D&C red no.27 aluminum lake, D&C red no.30 aluminum lake, dextrates hydrated, ethylcellulose, FD&C blue no.1 aluminum lake, flavor, hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, mannitol, modified corn starch, stearic acid, sucralose, sucrose
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Distributed by:
Foundation Consumer Healthcare, LLC
Pittsburgh, PA 15212