DIBROMM
Drug Facts
FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*
- Active Ingredients
- Purposes
- DIBROMM Uses
- Ask a doctor before use if you have
- Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are
- When using this product
- Stop use and ask a doctor if
- If pregnant or breast-feeding
- Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children.
- Directions
- Other Information
- Inactive Ingredients
- Warnings
- Principal Display Panel
FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
Active Ingredients
In Each 5 mL Teaspoonful:
Brompheniramine maleate USP 1 mg
Dextromethorphan HBr USP 5 mg
Phenylephrine HCl USP 2.5 mg
Purposes
Brompheniramine maleate....................Antihistamine
Phenylephrine HCl................................Nasal decongestant
Dextromethorphan...............................Cough Suppressant
DIBROMM Uses
• 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, or
associated with sinusitis.
• 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
Ask a doctor before use if you have
• heart disease • high blood pressure
• thyroid disease • diabetes • glaucoma
• trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland
• 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
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are
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 - cough lasts for more than 7 days, comes back, or occurs with fever, rash, or persistent headache. A persistent cough may be a sign of a serious condition
If pregnant or breast-feeding
ask a health professional before use.
Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children.
In case of accidental overdose, seek professional
assistance or contact a Poison Control Center
immediately.
Directions
do not exceed more than 6 doses in a 24-hour period
age dose
adults and children 12 years and over........ 4 teaspoonfuls every 4-6 hours
children 6 years to under 12 years...............2 teaspoonfuls every 4-6 hours
children 4 to under 6 years...........................do not use unless directed by a doctor
children under 4 years..................................do not use
Other Information
• dosage cup provided
• each teaspoon contains: sodium 2 mg
• store at 20o-25oC (68o-77oF)
• not a USP elixir
Inactive Ingredients
FD& C blue 1, citric acid, adetate disodium,
flavor, glycerin, propylene glycol, purified water,
FD&C red 40, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sorbitol,
saccharin sodium
Warnings
Do not use • 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.
Principal Display Panel
Major
Children's
Dimaphen DM
cold and cough elixir
red grape taste
alcohol free
4FL OZ (118 mL)
DIBROMMBROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE, PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE LIQUID
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