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Good Sense Childrens Cold and Cough

Dosage form
SOLUTION
Labeler
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Label updated
2026-03-25
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
BROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE · DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE · PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Active ingredients (in each 10 mL)

Brompheniramine maleate, USP 2 mg

Dextromethorphan HBr, USP 10 mg

Phenylephrine HCl, USP 5 mg

Purposes

Antihistamine

Cough suppressant

Nasal decongestant

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
  • •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
Warnings

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.
  • •to make a child sleepy

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 such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis
  • •cough that lasts or is chronic such as occurs with smoking, asthma 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
  • •may cause marked drowsiness
  • •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 is accompanied by 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 out of reach of children.

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).

Directions
  • •do not take more than 6 doses in any 24-hour period
  • •measure only with dosage cup provided
  • •keep dosage cup with product
  • •mL = milliliter

age

dose

adults and children 12 years and over

20 mL every 4 hours

children 6 to under 12 years

10 mL every 4 hours

children under 6 years

do not use

Other information
  • •each 10 mL contains: sodium 4 mg
  • •store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)
Inactive ingredients

anhydrous citric acid, edetate disodium, FD&C blue no. 1, FD&C red no. 40, flavor, glycerin, propylene glycol, purified water, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, sorbitol solution

Questions or comments?

1-800-719-9260

Principal Display Panel

Ages 6 Yrs. & Over

Children’s

Cold & Cough

Antihistamine, Brompheniramine Maleate

Cough Suppressant, Dextromethorphan HBr

Nasal Decongestant, Phenylephrine HCl

Stuffy Nose

Runny Nose

Sneezing

Itchy, Watery Eyes

Coughing

Alcohol-Free

Grape Flavor

Compare to active ingredients of Children's Dimetapp® Cold & Cough

4 FL OZ (118 mL)

Relabeled By: Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NDC 68788-8331-1

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 397fe51d-b548-4fbb-8246-5f7c3ae80e97 · Version 4
NDC: 68788-8331