CounterAct

Active ingredients (in each caplet)

Acetaminophen 325 mg
Dextromethorphan HBr 10 mg
Guaifenesin 200 mg
Phenylephrine HCI 5 mg

Purpose

Pain reliever/fever reducer
Cough suppressant
Expectorant
Nasal decongestant

Uses

• temporarily relieves these common cold/flu symptoms:
• • headache
  • minor aches and pains
  • sore throat
    
  • nasal congestion
  • cough
• helps loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to make coughs more productive
• temporarily reduces fever
  

Warnings

Liver warning:

• more than 12 caplets in 24 hours, which is the maximum daily amount with other drugs containing acetaminophen
• 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product

Sore throat warning: If sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or followed by fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor promptly.

Do not use

• with any other drug containing acetaminophen (prescription or nonprescription). If you are not sure whether a drug contains acetaminophen, ask a doctor or pharmacist.
• if you are 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.
  

Ask a doctor before use if you have

• liver disease
• diabetes
• heart disease
• trouble urinating due to and enlarged prostate gland
• high blood pressure
• cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)
• persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema
• thyroid disease
  

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking the blood thinning drug warfarin.

When using this product do not exceed recommended dosage.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

• nervousness, dizziness, or sleeplessness occur
• pain, nasal congestion, or cough gets worse or lasts more than 7 days
• new symptoms occur fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days
• redness or swelling is present cough comes back or occurs with rash or headaches that lasts.

These could be signs of a serious condition.

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

Keep out of reach of children.

Overdose warning: Taking more than the recommended dose (overdose) may cause liver damage. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. Quick medical attention is critical for adults as well as for children, even if you do not notice any signs or symptoms.

Directions

• do not take more than directed (see overdose warning)
• adults and children 12 years and over
• • take 2 caplets every 4 hours
  • swallow whole - do not crush, chew, or dissolve
  • do not take more than 12 caplets in 24 hours
• children under 12 years: do not use this adult product in children under 12 years of age; this will provide more than the recommended dose (overdose) and may cause liver damage
  

Other information

• store at controlled room temperature 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)
  

Inactive ingredients  croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, D and C yellow number 10 lake, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, povidone, pregelatinized starch, silicon dioxide, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid, titanium dioxide

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TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF CARTON IS OPENED OR IF BLISTER UNIT IS TORN, BROKEN, OR SHOWS ANY SIGNS OF TAMPERING