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DimetappNighttime Cold and Congestion

Dosage form
SOLUTION
Labeler
Foundation Consumer Brands
Label updated
2026-02-23
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE · PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Label information

Drug Facts

유효 성분

성분·작용

Active ingredients (in each 10 mL) Purposes
Diphenhydramine HCl, 12.5 mg Antihistamine/cough suppressant
Phenylephrine HCl, 5 mg Nasal decongestant
Uses
  • temporarily relieves:
    • nasal congestion
    • runny nose
    • cough
    • sneezing
    • itching of the nose or throat
    • itchy, watery eyes due to hay fever
  • temporarily restores freer breathing through the nose
Warnings

Do not use

  • to sedate a child or 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.
  • with any other product containing diphenhydramine, even one used on skin

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 chronic cough that lasts or as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

  • taking any other oral nasal decongestant or stimulant
  • taking sedatives or tranquilizers

When using this product

  • do not use more than directed
  • may cause marked drowsiness
  • avoid alcoholic drinks
  • 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

  • nervousness, dizziness or sleeplessness occurs
  • symptoms do not get better within 7 days or are accompanied by fever
  • cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back, or is accompanied by fever, rash or persistent headache. These could be signs of a serious condition.

Label information

If pregnant or breast-feeding,ask a health professional before use.

Label information

Keep out of reach of children.In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

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 8 mg
  • store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)
  • do not refrigerate
Inactive ingredients

anhydrous citric acid, artificial flavor, FD&C blue no.1, FD&C red no. 40, glycerin, propyl gallate, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sorbitol solution, sucralose

Questions or comments?

Call 1-888-594-0828weekdays 9 AM to 5 PM EST

Label information

Distributed by:
Foundation Consumer Brands, LLC
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 118 mL Bottle Carton

CHILDREN'S
Dimetapp ®

DIPHENHYDRAMINE HCl (Antihistamine/Cough Suppressant)
PHENYLEPHRINE HCl (Nasal Decongestant)

PHARMACIST
RECOMMENDED

Nighttime
Cold &
Congestion

Relieves + comforts:

  • Stuffy, runny nose
  • Itchy, watery eyes
  • Sneezing
  • Cough

6+
YRS

4 FL OZ
(118 mL)

Grape Flavor • Alcohol Free

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 96a1055f-e831-4f4b-8af3-7a41838c194c · Version 4
NDC: 80070-340