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Amerisource Bergen

Amerisource Bergen Flu and Severe Cold and Cough Drug Facts

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*

• Active ingredients (in each packet)
• Purposes
• good neighbor pharmacy flu and severe cold and cough Uses
• Warnings
  • Do not use
  • 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 out of reach of children.
• Directions
• good neighbor pharmacy flu and severe cold and cough Other information
• Inactive ingredients
• Questions or comments?
• Package/Label Principal Display Panel

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

Active ingredients (in each packet)

Acetaminophen 650 mg

Dextromethorphan hydrobromide 20 mg

Phenylephrine hydrochloride 10 mg

Purposes

Pain reliever/fever reducer

Cough suppressant

Nasal decongestant

good neighbor pharmacy flu and severe cold and cough Uses

temporarily relieves these symptoms due to a cold:

• •minor aches and pains
• •minor sore throat pain
• •headache
• •nasal and sinus congestion
• •cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation
• •temporarily reduces fever

Warnings

Liver warning: This product contains acetaminophen. The maximum daily dose of this product is 5 packets (3,250 mg acetaminophen) in 24 hours. Severe liver damage may occur if you take

• •more than 4,000 mg of acetaminophen in 24 hours
• •with other drugs containing acetaminophen
• •3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product

Sore throat warning: If sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or followed by fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor promptly.

Do not use

• •if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this product or any of its ingredients
• •with any other drug containing acetaminophen (prescription or nonprescription). If you are not sure whether a drug contains acetaminophen, ask a doctor or pharmacist.
• •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

• •liver disease
• •heart disease
• •high blood pressure
• •thyroid disease
• •diabetes
• •trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland
• •cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)
• •cough that lasts or is chronic such as occurs with smoking, asthma or emphysema
• •a sodium-restricted diet

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

taking the blood thinning drug warfarin

When using this product

do not exceed recommended dosage

Stop use and ask a doctor if

• •nervousness, dizziness, or sleeplessness occurs
• •fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days
• •redness or swelling is present
• •new symptoms occur
• •pain, cough or nasal congestion gets worse or lasts more than 7 days
• •cough comes back or occurs with fever, rash or headache that lasts. 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.

Overdose warning: Taking more than the recommended dose (overdose) may cause liver damage. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. (1-800-222-1222) Prompt medical attention is critical for adults as well as for children even if you do not notice any signs or symptoms.

Directions

do not use more than directed (see overdose warning)

• •take every 4 hours; do not take more than 5 packets in 24 hours unless directed by a doctor

• •dissolve contents of one packet into 8 oz. hot water: sip while hot. Consume entire drink within 10-15 minutes.
• •if using a microwave, add contents of one packet to 8 oz. of cool water: stir briskly before and after heating. Do not overheat.

good neighbor pharmacy flu and severe cold and cough Other information

• •each packet contains: potassium 5 mg and sodium 43 mg
• •phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine 17 mg per packet
• •store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)

Inactive ingredients

acesulfame potassium, anhydrous citric acid, aspartame, colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C blue #1, FD&C red #40, flavor, maltodextrin, pregelatinized starch, sodium citrate, sucrose, tribasic calcium phosphate

Questions or comments?

1-800-719-9260

Package/Label Principal Display Panel

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