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Sleep Tabs

Dosage form
TABLET
Labeler
Major Pharmaceuticals
Label updated
2026-08-03
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Active ingredient (in each tablet)

Diphenhydramine HCl 25 mg

Purpose

Nighttime sleep-aid

Use s
  • for relief of occasional sleeplessness
  • reduces time to fall asleep if you have difficulty falling asleep
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

  • glaucoma
  • a breathing problem such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis 
  • difficulty in urination due to enlargement of the prostate gland

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

taking sedatives or tranquilizers.

When using this product

avoid alcoholic beverages.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

sleeplessness persists continuously for more than 2 weeks. Insomnia may be a symptom of a 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
  • do not take more than directed
  • adults and children 12 years and over: take 2 tablets at bedtime if needed or as directed by a doctor
  • children under 12 years: do not use
Other information
  • each tablet contains: calcium 60 mg
  • protect from moisture
  • store at 25ºC (77ºF); excursions permitted between 15º-30ºC (59º-86ºF)
  • see end flap for expiration date and lot number 
Inactive ingredients

croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, FD&C blue #1 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, stearic acid

Questions or comments?

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MAJOR®

NDC 0904-4274-51

compare to the active ingredient in
Original Formula Sominex®*

sleep tabs
diphenhydramine HCl 25 mg
nighttime sleep-aid

actual size
50 tablets

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: ff8b7346-5be5-4e76-9ee2-d52fab66f6c5 · Version 21
NDC: 0904-4274