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dimaphen dm

Manufacturer
Major Pharmaceuticals
Effective date
2026-02-25
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
6
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-06-01 01:47:26

Label at a glance#

Productdimaphen dm
Active ingredientBROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE, PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

• temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation occurring with a cold, and nasal congestion due to the common cold, hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies • temporarily relieves these symptoms due to hay fever (allergic rhinitis): • runny nose • sneezing • itchy, watery eyes • itching of the nose or throat • temporarily restores freer breathing through the nose

Dosage and administration

• 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

Storage and handling

• each 10 mL contains: sodium 4 mg • store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredients (in each 10 mL)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Brompheniramine maleate, USP 2 mg

Dextromethorphan HBr, USP 10 mg

Phenylephrine HCl, USP 5 mg

Purposes

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Antihistamine

Cough suppressant

Nasal decongestant

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

  • temporarily relieves cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation occurring with a cold, and nasal congestion due to the common cold, hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies
  • temporarily relieves these symptoms due to hay fever (allergic rhinitis):
  • runny nose
  • sneezing
  • itchy, watery eyes
  • itching of the nose or throat
  • temporarily restores freer breathing through the nose

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

  • 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.
  • to make a child sleepy

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

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

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

taking sedatives or tranquilizers

When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

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

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • you get nervous, dizzy, or sleepless
  • symptoms do not get better within 7 days or are accompanied by fever
  • cough lasts for more than 7 days, comes back, or is accompanied by fever, rash, or persistent headache. A persistent cough may be a sign of a serious condition.

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • 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

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • each 10 mL contains: sodium 4 mg
  • store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

anhydrous citric acid, edetate disodium, FD&C blue no. 1, FD&C red no. 40, flavor, glycerin, propylene glycol, purified water, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, sorbitol solution

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-616-2471

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Children’s

Dimaphen™ DM

ANTIHISTAMINE, Brompheniramine Maleate

COUGH SUPPRESSANT, Dextromethorphan HBr

NASAL DECONGESTANT, Phenylephrine HCl

Relieves – Nasal Symptoms

Stuffy Nose – Runny Nose

Sneezing

Plus Other Symptoms

Itchy, Watery Eyes

Cough

GRAPE FLAVOR

Alcohol-Free

6 yrs. and older

COMPARE TO the active ingredients of DIMETAPP® COLD & COUGH

4 FL. OZ. (118 mL.)

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DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
1090463brompheniramine maleate 1 MG / dextromethorphan HBr 5 MG / phenylephrine HCl 2.5 MG in 5 mL Oral SolutionPSN6
1090463brompheniramine maleate 0.2 MG/ML / dextromethorphan hydrobromide 1 MG/ML / phenylephrine hydrochloride 0.5 MG/ML Oral SolutionSCD6
1090463brompheniramine maleate 1 MG / dextromethorphan hydrobromide 5 MG / phenylephrine hydrochloride 2.5 MG per 5 ML Oral SolutionSY6
1090463brompheniramine maleate 2 MG / dextromethorphan hydrobromide 10 MG / phenylephrine hydrochloride 5 MG per 10 ML Oral SolutionSY6

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

Class, Version, Type table
ClassVersionTypeEffective
DEXTROMETHORPHAN Pharmacologic Class Indexing2Indexing - Pharmacologic Class20180813
PHENYLEPHRINE Pharmacologic Class Indexing2Indexing - Pharmacologic Class20180813

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
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DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
0904-6463-20dimaphen dm118 mL in 1 BOTTLESOLUTION1186
0904-6463-20dimaphen dm1 in 1 CARTONSOLUTION16

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
0904-6463-20ML - Milliliter0904-6463c5139294-a0e9-4687-bc5f-503556c4b2bf12015-11-12

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
BROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATEACTIVE INGREDIENTIXA7C9ZN031
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDEACTIVE INGREDIENT9D2RTI9KYH1
PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDEACTIVE INGREDIENT04JA59TNSJ1
BROMPHENIRAMINEACTIVE MOIETYH57G17P2FN1
DEXTROMETHORPHANACTIVE MOIETY7355X3ROTS1
PHENYLEPHRINEACTIVE MOIETY1WS297W6MV1
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDINACTIVE INGREDIENTXF417D3PSL1
EDETATE DISODIUMINACTIVE INGREDIENT7FLD91C86K1
FD&C BLUE NO. 1INACTIVE INGREDIENTH3R47K3TBD1
FD&C RED NO. 40INACTIVE INGREDIENTWZB9127XOA1
GLYCERININACTIVE INGREDIENTPDC6A3C0OX1
PROPYLENE GLYCOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT6DC9Q167V31
SACCHARIN SODIUMINACTIVE INGREDIENTSB8ZUX40TY1
SODIUM BENZOATEINACTIVE INGREDIENTOJ245FE5EU1
SORBITOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT506T60A25R1
WATERINACTIVE INGREDIENT059QF0KO0R1

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
0904-64630904-6463-20

Ingredients#

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

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Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
BROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATEIXA7C9ZN03ACTIB
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE9D2RTI9KYHACTIB
PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE04JA59TNSJACTIB
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLIACT
EDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KIACT
FD&C BLUE NO. 1H3R47K3TBDIACT
FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOAIACT
GLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXIACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3IACT
WATER059QF0KO0RIACT
SACCHARIN SODIUMSB8ZUX40TYIACT
SODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUIACT
SORBITOL506T60A25RIACT

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 1 · 18 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredientIID ingredientUNIIDosage form / routePotencyMaximum daily exposureMatch
FD&C BLUE NO. 1FD&C BLUE NO. 1H3R47K3TBDSOLUTION / ORAL1.13 mg/15mlExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RSOLUTION / ORAL29268 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOASOLUTION / ORAL38 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSOLUTION / ORAL432 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUSOLUTION / ORAL660 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C BLUE NO. 1FD&C BLUE NO. 1H3R47K3TBDSOLUTION / ORAL1.13 mg/15mlExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSOLUTION / ORAL32400 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSOLUTION / ORAL32400 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSOLUTION / ORAL432 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
SACCHARIN SODIUMSACCHARIN SODIUMSB8ZUX40TYSOLUTION / ORAL665 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
SACCHARIN SODIUMSACCHARIN SODIUMSB8ZUX40TYSOLUTION / ORAL665 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLSOLUTION / ORAL3900 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RSOLUTION / ORAL29268 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SOLUTION / ORAL22602 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLSOLUTION / ORAL3900 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOASOLUTION / ORAL38 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SOLUTION / ORAL22602 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM BENZOATESODIUM BENZOATEOJ245FE5EUSOLUTION / ORAL660 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
dimaphen dmBROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, PHENYLEPHRINE HCLMajor Pharmaceuticals67072a38-1ae7-4e59-bfed-71db0d93215d2026-02-25WarningsExact identifier
ndc (package): 0904-6463-20
ndc (product): 0904-6463
ndc11 (package): 00904646320
spl id: ae06d085-220b-4bc6-8239-3917ee97d9ac
spl set id: 67072a38-1ae7-4e59-bfed-71db0d93215d

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