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Pain Reliever

Manufacturer
CVS Pharmacy | LNK International, Inc.
Effective date
2021-02-11
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
16
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-01 22:53:28

Label at a glance#

ProductPain Reliever Extra Strength
Active ingredientACETAMINOPHEN
Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to: headache backache toothache premenstrual and menstrual cramps the common cold minor pain of arthritis muscular aches temporarily reduces fever 

Dosage and administration

do not take more than directed adults and children 12 years and over take 2 tablets every 6 hours while symptoms last do not take more than 6 tablets in 24 hours, unless directed by a doctor do not take for more than 10 days unless directed by a doctor children under 12 years: ask a doctor

Storage and handling

store at 25ºC (77ºF); excursions permitted between 15º-30ºC (59º-86ºF) see end flap for expiration date and lot number

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each tablet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Acetaminophen 500 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Pain reliever/fever reducer

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

  • temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to:
    • headache
    • backache
    • toothache
    • premenstrual and menstrual cramps
    • the common cold
    • minor pain of arthritis
    • muscular aches
  • temporarily reduces fever 

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Liver warning: This product contains acetaminophen. The maximum daily dose of this product is 6 tablets (3,000 mg) in 24 hours. Severe liver damage may occur if you take:

  • more than 4,000 mg of acetaminophen in 24 hours
  • with other drugs containing acetaminophen
  • 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product

Allergy alert: Acetaminophen may cause severe skin reactions. Symptoms may include:

  • skin reddening
  • blisters
  • rash

If a skin reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away.

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

  • 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 allergic to acetaminophen or any of the inactive ingredients in this product

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

liver disease.

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

taking the blood thinning drug warfarin.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • pain gets worse or lasts more than 10 days
  • fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days
  • new symptoms occur
  • redness or swelling is present

These could be signs 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 accidental overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away. Prompt medical attention is critical for adults as well as for children even if you do not notice any signs or symptoms.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • do not take more than directed
  • adults and children 12 years and over
    • take 2 tablets every 6 hours while symptoms last
    • do not take more than 6 tablets in 24 hours, unless directed by a doctor
    • do not take for more than 10 days unless directed by a doctor
  • children under 12 years: ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • store at 25ºC (77ºF); excursions permitted between 15º-30ºC (59º-86ºF)
  • see end flap for expiration date and lot number

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

corn starch, povidone, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-426-9391

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

♥︎CVS Health™

Compare to the active ingredient in Extra Strength Tylenol®*

Tablets
NDC 59779-101-12

EXTRA STRENGTH
 Pain Relief
ACETAMINOPHEN, 500 mg
Pain reliever, Fever reducer
Aspirin free

100 TABLETS 

Actual Size

TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF IMPRINTED SAFETY SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING

*This product is not manufactured or distributed by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, owner of the registered trademark Extra Strength Tylenol®.

50844  ORG061514812

Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895
© 2015 CVS/pharmacy
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DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
59779-101-11EA - Each59779-101ac57e966-d4eb-43b4-9378-bad828f9f2a712022-06-06
59779-101-12EA - Each59779-10173c3108a-de10-45c6-be37-0ee7c23a6c2112018-12-13

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
ACETAMINOPHENACTIVE INGREDIENT362O9ITL9D9
ACETAMINOPHENACTIVE MOIETY362O9ITL9D9
POVIDONESINACTIVE INGREDIENTFZ989GH94E9
STARCH, CORNINACTIVE INGREDIENTO8232NY3SJ9
STEARIC ACIDINACTIVE INGREDIENT4ELV7Z65AP9

Products#

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

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 6 matching rows.

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
59779-10159779-101-11, 59779-101-12, 59779-101-03

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
NameUNIIKind
ACETAMINOPHEN362O9ITL9DACTIB
POVIDONEFZ989GH94EIACT
STEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APIACT
STARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJIACT
SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE A POTATO5856J3G2A2IACT

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 · 78 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
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POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ECAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ESOLUTION / ORAL3000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94EPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL35 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
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POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94EFILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / TRANSDERMALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL21 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APSOAP / TOPICAL6 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
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STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET / SUBLINGUAL409 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL100 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL2000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL713 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL34 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APSHAMPOO / TOPICAL9.7 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APLOTION / TOPICAL80 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, COATED / ORAL256 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJINSERT / VAGINAL147 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETROCHE / ORAL30 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APCREAM / TOPICAL190 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJDROPS / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL240 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94EGRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL350 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APOINTMENT / TOPICAL15 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ESUSPENSION / AURICULAR (OTIC)NAExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET / BUCCAL16.6 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ESUSPENSION / ORAL20 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APAEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL8 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL1203 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJCONCENTRATE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJSUSPENSION/ DROPS / ORAL90 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL180 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL53 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL180 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJCAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL19 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET / ORAL1116 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJCAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL216 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ECAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL10.03 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL184 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ESUSPENSION / OPHTHALMIC1.8 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL200 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL113 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL10 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJCAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL194 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ECAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL56 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ESUSPENSION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC0.6 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJCAPSULE / ORAL5785 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL176 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ECAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET / ORAL336 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APCAPSULE / ORAL90 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APEMULSION / TOPICALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ESOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC1.8 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL120 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETABLET / ORAL216 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ECAPSULE / ORAL300 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETABLET, COATED / ORAL49.2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APCREAM / VAGINAL1088 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APSOLUTION / TOPICALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETABLET / SUBLINGUAL6 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJSUSPENSION / ORAL900 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL101 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates

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BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
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spl set id: b09d70df-c6bd-48f7-bda6-473e1560a779

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