Acetaminophen and dextromethorphan
Generic name: acetaminophen and dextromethorphan [ a-SEET-a-MIN-oh-fen-and-DEX-troe-me-THOR-fan ]
Brand names: Children's Delsym Cough Plus Sore Throat, Children's Triacting, Children's Tylenol Cold + Cough + Sore Throat, Delsym Cough and Sore Throat, Triaminic Cough and Sore Throat Softchews,
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Dosage forms: oral liquid (160 mg-5 mg/5 mL; 650 mg-20 mg/20 mL); oral solution (325 mg-10 mg/10 mL); oral suspension (160 mg-5 mg/5 mL); oral tablet, chewable (160 mg-5 mg)
Drug class:Upper respiratory combinations
What is acetaminophen and dextromethorphan?
Acetaminophen and dextromethorphan is a combination medicine used to treat cough, sore throat, headache, fever, and minor aches and pain or fever caused by throat irritation or the common cold.
acetaminophen and dextromethorphan will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.
Acetaminophen and dextromethorphan may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not use this medicine if you have severe liver disease.
Use this medicine exactly as directed. An overdose of acetaminophen can damage your liver or cause death.
Call your doctor at once if you have nausea, pain in your upper stomach, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice (yellowing of your skin or eyes).
Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling.
Before taking this medicine
You should not take acetaminophen if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
severe liver disease; or
if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days, such as isocarboxazid,
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