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Quality Choice 44-226

Manufacturer
Chain Drug Marketing Association, Inc. | LNK International, Inc.
Effective date
2026-09-10
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
4
Source
daily-update
Hydrated at
2026-09-15 03:01:57

Label at a glance#

ProductStay Awake
Active ingredientCAFFEINE
Label structure9 sections

Dosage and administration

adults and children 12 years and over: take 1 tablet not more often than every 3 to 4 hours children under 12 years: do not use

Storage and handling

each tablet contains: calcium 35 mg TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF OUTER PACKAGE IS OPENED OR BLISTER IS TORN OR BROKEN store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted between 15°-30°C (59°-86°F) see end flap for expiration date and lot number

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each tablet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Caffeine 200 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Alertness aid

Use

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

helps restore mental alertness or wakefulness when experiencing fatigue or drowsiness

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

For occasional use only

Caffeine warning: The recommended dose of this product contains about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Limit the use of caffeine-containing medications, foods, or beverages while taking this product because too much caffeine may cause nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, and, occasionally, rapid heart beat.

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

  • for children under 12 years of age
  • as a substitute for sleep

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

fatigue or drowsiness persists or continues to recur.

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.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • adults and children 12 years and over: take 1 tablet not more often than every 3 to 4 hours
  • children under 12 years: do not use

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • each tablet contains: calcium 35 mg
  • TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF OUTER PACKAGE IS OPENED OR BLISTER IS TORN OR BROKEN
  • store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted between 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)
  • see end flap for expiration date and lot number

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

corn starch, D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake, dextrates hydrated, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-426-9391

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

QC®
QUALITY
CHOICE

NDC 83324-074-16

*Compare to the
Active Ingredient in
VIVARIN®

Stay Awake
Caffeine 200 mg
Alertness Aid

Equal to About a Cup of Coffee

16 Tablets

Actual
Size

Quality Choice 44-226
Quality Choice 44-226

Product Linked Resources#

Resource, Code type, Value table
ResourceCode typeValueEquivalent identifiersSource image
BarcodeEAN-130635515979871GTIN-13: 0635515979871
EAN-13: 0635515979871
GTIN-12: 635515979871
UPC-A: 635515979871
GTIN storage (14 digits): 00635515979871		quality-choice-44-226-1.jpg

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
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DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
83324-074-16EA - Each83324-0740922cc85-4897-44f3-bfbe-81efea3d6cad12026-05-22

Products#

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

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 10 matching rows.

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
83324-07483324-074-16

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 9 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
CAFFEINE3G6A5W338EACTIB
STARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJIACT
D&C YELLOW NO. 10 ALUMINUM LAKECQ3XH3DET6IACT
DEXTROSE MONOHYDRATELX22YL083GIACT
DIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATEO7TSZ97GEPIACT
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6 ALUMINUM LAKEGYP6Z2JR6QIACT
MAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30IACT
MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UIACT
SILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4IACT

Source Document#

Source XML

Older Hydrated Versions#

Version, Effective date, Source table
VersionEffective dateSourceHydrated
32025-09-23full-release2026-06-01 01:14:36

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
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
f570629f-fc90-4653-9045-adb036f1994e87b1c32e-7f66-432b-abaa-8ba9791aecff2025-09-23WarningsExact identifier
spl set id: 87b1c32e-7f66-432b-abaa-8ba9791aecff

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

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