DRUG FACTS
Active Ingredients (in each caplet) |
Purpose |
Acetaminophen 325 mg
Phenylephrine HCI 5 mg |
Pain reliever-fever reducer
Nasal decongestant |
Uses
- Temporarily relieves nasal congestion due to the common cold, hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies
- Temporarily relieves nasal congestion associated with sinusitis
- Temporarily relieves: sinus congestion and pressure, headache, minor aches and pains, temporarily restores freer breathing through the nose
- Temporarily reduces fever
Warnings
Alcohol warning: If you consume 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether you should take acetaminophen or other pain relievers/ fever reducers. Acetaminophen may cause liver damage.
Do not use with any other product containing acetaminophen. 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 dosage
Stop use and ask a doctor if
Nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness occur, pain or nasal congestion gets worse or lasts more than 7 days, fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days, redness or swelling is present or if new symptoms occur. If pregnant or breast feeding, ask a health professional before use. Keep out of reach of children. Overdose warning: Taking more than the recommended dose (overuse) may cause liver damage. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. Quick medical attention is critical for adults as well as for children even if you do not notice any signs or symptoms.
Inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, FD&C red #40, FD&C yellow#5, FD&C yellow #6, hypromellose, lactose anthydrous, magnesium, stearate, methylparaben, povidone, pregelatinized starch, propylene glycol, propylparaben, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid, titanium dioxide.
Directions
Do not take more than directed (see overdose warning).
Adults and children 12 years and over: take 2 caplets every 4 hours.
Do not take more than 12 caplets in 24 hour period.
Children under 12 years: do not use this adult product in children under 12 years of age; this will provide more than the recommended dose (overdose) and may cause liver damage.
Other information
Contains FD&C yellow #5 (tartrazine) as a color additive, store at 15- 25 degrees C (59-77 F) in a dry place, retain carton for complete product information.
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