Brand name:
Pronounced: DYE-meh-tap
Generic ingredients: Brompheniramine maleate, Dextromethorphan hydrobromide, Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
Other brand name: Robitussin Allergy & Cough
Dimetapp DM elixir relieves the stuffiness due to a cold, inflamed sinuses, or allergies such as hay fever. It also relieves cough due to the minor throat and bronchial irritation that occurs with a cold; and it combats hay fever symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, itchy nose or throat, and itchy, watery eyes.
Robitussin Allergy & Cough is a more concentrated preparation of the ingredients found in the Dimetapp product.
Do not take more than 4 doses each 24 hours.
* DIMETAPP DM
Adults
For adults and children 12 years and over, the usual dose is 4
teaspoonfuls every 4 hours.
Children
For children 6 to 12, the usual dose is 2 teaspoonfuls every 4
hours. For children under 6, consult your doctor.
* ROBITUSSIN ALLERGY & COUGH
Adults
For adults and children 12 years and over, the usual dose is 2
teaspoonfuls every 4 hours.
Children
For children 6 to 12, the usual dose is 1 teaspoonful every 4
hours. For children under 6, consult your doctor.
* STORAGE
Store at room temperature.
Get your doctor's approval before using these products if you have heart disease, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, diabetes, high pressure within the eye (glaucoma), an enlarged prostate gland, or a breathing problem such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
Also check with your doctor before using these products for the type of chronic cough that results from smoking or asthma, or a cough that brings up lots of phlegm.
These products may cause drowsiness. Be especially cautious when driving, and when operating machinery.
It can also cause excitability, especially in children. If you become dizzy or nervous, or have trouble sleeping, stop taking the medication and check with your doctor.
If cough and other symptoms don't improve within 7 days or tend to come back--or if you also have a fever, rash, or lasting headache--stop taking the medication and check with your doctor. A lingering cough could signal a serious condition.
Do not use these products within 2 weeks of taking a drug classified as an MAO inhibitor, such as the antidepressants Nardil and Parnate.
If you are taking a tranquilizer such as Valium or Xanax, or a sleep aid such as Halcion or Seconal, do not take these products without your doctor's approval; the combination could cause extreme drowsiness. For the same reason, avoid alcohol while taking either of these products.