Head Cold

Manufacturer: Washington Homeopathic Products
Effective date: 2015-12-28
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 4
Source: full-release
Hydrated at: 2026-06-01 02:08:08

Label at a glance#

ProductHead Cold

Active ingredientPOTASSIUM MERCURIC IODIDE, GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS ROOT, EUPHRASIA STRICTA

Label structure8 sections

Indications and uses

To relieve the symptoms of nasal discharge, sneezing, loss of smell, burning eyes with tearing, frequent hawking up of mucus.

Dosage and administration

Adults 2 pellets every 3 hours for 2 days. Then 2 pellets morning and night for 2 weeks. Children: 1 pellet. Repeat as necessary.

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

MERC CUM KALI 6C

GELSEMIUM 6C

EUPHRASIA 6C

USES

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

To relieve the symptoms of nasal discharge, sneezing, loss of smell, burning eyes with tearing, frequent hawking up of mucus.

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Keep this and all medicines out of reach of children.

INDICATIONS

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

Indications:

MERC CUM KALI Swollen glands

GELSEMIUM Lethargy

EUPHRASIA Eye irritation

STOP USE AND ASK DOCTOR

WARNINGS SECTION

If symptoms persist/worsen or if pregnant/nursing, stop use and consult your practitioner.

DIRECTIONS

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Adults 2 pellets every 3 hours for 2 days. Then 2 pellets morning and night for 2 weeks.

Children: 1 pellet. Repeat as necessary.

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Sucrose/Lactose

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

image of bottle labelEnter section text here

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
68428-019-14	2020-01-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9d0-a50d-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	DRUG FACTS

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	Strength	SPL version
68428-019-14	Head Cold	300 in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC	PELLET	300		4

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
68428-019	HEAD COLD (POTASSIUM MERCURIC IODIDE - GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS ROOT - EUPHRASIA STRICTA) PELLET [WASHINGTON HOMEOPATHIC PRODUCTS]	4	Legacy NDC, 1 package rows	20160831_091b7dfd-3cfe-4aca-89a1-558afb4d65c6.zip

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
EUPHRASIA STRICTA	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	C9642I91WL	3
GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS ROOT	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	639KR60Q1Q	3
POTASSIUM MERCURIC IODIDE	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	7N83S6IU0F	3
EUPHRASIA STRICTA	ACTIVE MOIETY	C9642I91WL	3
GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS ROOT	ACTIVE MOIETY	639KR60Q1Q	3
MERCURIC CATION	ACTIVE MOIETY	ED30FJ8Y42	3
LACTOSE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	J2B2A4N98G	3
SUCROSE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	C151H8M554	3

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 8 matching rows.

Head Cold
POTASSIUM MERCURIC IODIDE - GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS ROOT - EUPHRASIA STRICTA
POTASSIUM MERCURIC IODIDE
MERCURIC CATION
SUCROSE
LACTOSE
GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS ROOT
EUPHRASIA STRICTA

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
68428-019	68428-019-14

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 5 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
POTASSIUM MERCURIC IODIDE	7N83S6IU0F	ACTIB
SUCROSE	C151H8M554	IACT
LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	IACT
GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS ROOT	639KR60Q1Q	ACTIB
EUPHRASIA STRICTA	C9642I91WL	ACTIB

Source Document#

Source XML

Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 2 · 84 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET / BUCCAL	296.7 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	POWDER / VAGINAL	430 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	POWDER / ORAL		27768 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	POWDER / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	90 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	SUPPOSITORY / VAGINAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / INTRACAVITARY	193.8 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		955 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		31885 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	119.12 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL		38666 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	120 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	INJECTION, EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS		970 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET, EFFERVESCENT / ORAL	96.5 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET / ORAL		4249 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL	512.5 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET / BUCCAL	109 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	SOLUTION / RECTAL	35.42 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	59.8 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	ELIXIR / ORAL		18000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	SOLUTION / RECTAL	8 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET / ORAL	2500 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	516.42 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	LIQUID / ORAL		37500 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET / RECTAL	20 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL	109 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TROCHE / BUCCAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	231.84 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS	203.5 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	295.33 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	284.54 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	590 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		2000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		620 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	SOLUTION / ORAL		70000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	133 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	LOZENGE / TRANSMUCOSAL		1255 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / TRANSDERMAL	675 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		18790 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	CAPSULE / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	44.4 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL		352 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		1412 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	GRANULE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	133 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	CONCENTRATE / ORAL		4800 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	INJECTION, SUSPENSION, LIPOSOMAL / INTRAVENOUS	9.4 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	CAPSULE / ORAL	530 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TROCHE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS		1950 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	135.2 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	400 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	203.5 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	SOLUTION / ORAL	1682 mg/15ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		40017 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		308 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		7258 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates

openFDA label cross-check#

OpenFDA label data provides additional search and identifier links. DailyMed’s Structured Product Label is the canonical label on FDA.report. Matching records are deduplicated before they are shown below.

Matched openFDA labels page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
d68a0cbf-38ec-43bf-8628-1658aa84a0b5			091b7dfd-3cfe-4aca-89a1-558afb4d65c6	2015-12-28	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: d68a0cbf-38ec-43bf-8628-1658aa84a0b5 spl set id: 091b7dfd-3cfe-4aca-89a1-558afb4d65c6

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

Adverse event summaries are temporarily unavailable. Other product information remains available.