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Unisom SleepMelts Nighttime Sleep-Aid

Dosage form
TABLET, CHEWABLE
Labeler
Chattem, Inc.
Label updated
2026-01-14
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Label information

Drug Facts

Active ingredient

(in each caplet)

Diphenhydramine HCI 25 mg

Purpose

Nighttime sleep-aid

Uses
  • for relief of occasional sleeplessness
Warnings

Do not use

  • for children under 12 years of age
  • with any other product containing diphenhydramine, even one used on skin

Ask a doctor before use if you have

  • a breathing problem such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis
  • glaucoma
  • trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

taking sedatives or tranquilizers

When using this product

avoid alcoholic drinks 

Stop use and ask a doctor if

sleeplessness persists continuously for more than 2 weeks. Insomnia may be a symptom of serious underlying medical illness.

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.

Directions
  • adults and children 12 years of age and over: 2 tablets (25 mg each) at bedtime if needed, or as directed by a doctor
  • place 2 tablets on tongue; tablets dissolve with or without water
  • allow tablets to dissolve in mouth or chew before swallowing
Inactive ingredients

citric acid, ethylcellulose, flavor, hydroxypropyl cellulose, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, PVP, red 7, starch, sucralose, sucrose (309-154)

Dist. by: CHATTEM, Inc.
P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409 USA
© 2011 Chattem Inc. www.chattem.com 

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Unisom ®
Sleep Melts TM  
D iphenhydramine HCI tablets, 25 mg
NIGHTTIME SLEEP-AID

24 Tablets

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 9105f4f1-7f94-408d-a025-83afb68dc9f0 · Version 10
NDC: 41167-0014