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Major Pharmaceuticals Children’s Dimaphen DM Drug Facts

Manufacturer
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Effective date
2026-04-06
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
2
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-06-01 01:52:52

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.)

Relabeled By: Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NDC 68788-8134-1

Dimaphe DM Major
Dimaphe DM Major

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 SolutionPSN2
1090463brompheniramine maleate 0.2 MG/ML / dextromethorphan hydrobromide 1 MG/ML / phenylephrine hydrochloride 0.5 MG/ML Oral SolutionSCD2
1090463brompheniramine maleate 1 MG / dextromethorphan hydrobromide 5 MG / phenylephrine hydrochloride 2.5 MG per 5 ML Oral SolutionSY2
1090463brompheniramine maleate 2 MG / dextromethorphan hydrobromide 10 MG / phenylephrine hydrochloride 5 MG per 10 ML Oral SolutionSY2

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

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

Product Linked Resources#

Resource, Code type, Value table
ResourceCode typeValueEquivalent identifiersSource image
Data codeCode 1281190image-01.jpg
Data codeData Matrix**032725*image-01.jpg

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
ba088a92-ab5e-b2d4-e908-f5ea691b7587Product name720210201

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
68788-8134-1dimaphen dm1 in 1 CARTONSOLUTION12
68788-8134-1dimaphen dm118 mL in 1 BOTTLESOLUTION1182

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
68788-8134-1ML - Milliliter68788-8134e0425eaa-ecf6-4185-9520-ee8f08e277bf12025-05-14
0904-6463-20ML - Milliliter0904-6463c5139294-a0e9-4687-bc5f-503556c4b2bf12015-11-12

Products#

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
68788-813468788-8134-1
0904-6463

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

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.

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
dimaphen dmBROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, PHENYLEPHRINE HCLPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.da148c1d-e394-4367-83e0-533469501b302026-04-06WarningsExact identifier
ndc (package): 68788-8134-1
ndc (product): 68788-8134
ndc11 (package): 68788813401
spl id: 82a0213a-94f0-49f8-88b6-8ab293971cfb
spl set id: da148c1d-e394-4367-83e0-533469501b30
dimaphen dmBROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBR, PHENYLEPHRINE HCLMajor Pharmaceuticals67072a38-1ae7-4e59-bfed-71db0d93215d2026-02-25WarningsExact identifier
ndc (product): 0904-6463

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

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