Product Description.:
For kids" colds that start in the nose but also include coughing, there's Dimetapp Cold & Cough DM Elixir. It tackles the most bothersome stuffy and runny noses, and contains a cough suppressant to help relieve your child's cough. And that lets you both breathe easier.
Dimetapp DM Elixir Cold & Cough Relief Syrup:
* 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
* 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.
INGREDIENTS:
Active Ingredients:
Brompheniramine maleate - Antihistamine Dextromethorphan HBr - Cough suppressant Phenylephrine HCl - Nasal decongestant .
Inactive Ingredients:
Artificial flavor, citric acid, FD&C blue no. 1, FD&C red no. 40, glycerin, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sorbitol, sucralose .
DIRECTIONS:
Do not take more than 6 doses in any 24-hour period.
Dosage Details:
* Adults and children 12 Years and over : 4 Tea Spoons every 4 hrs.
* Children 6 to under 12 years : 2 Spoons every 4 hrs.
* Children 2 to 6 years : Ask doctor.
* Children under 2 years : Do not Use.
# Other information:each teaspoon contains: sodium 3 mg.
# store at 20-25C (68-77F). Dosage cup provided.
WARNINGS:
Do not use: in a child under 2 years of age. 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.
# 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. 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.