Brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, methscopolamine, phenylephrine, and pseudoephedrine

Generic name: brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, methscopolamine, phenylephrine, and pseudoephedrine [ BROM-fen-IR-a-meen, KLOR-fen-IR-a-meen, METH-skoe-POL-a-meen, FEN-il-EFF-rin, SOO-doe-ee-FED-drin ]
Brand name: SymPak II
Dosage form: oral kit (-)
Drug class:Upper respiratory combinations

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Aug 4, 2021. Written by Cerner Multum.

What is brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, methscopolamine, phenylephrine, and pseudoephedrine?

Brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, and methscopolamine are antihistamines that reduce the effects of the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.

Phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine are decongestants that shrink blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can cause nasal congestion (stuffy nose).

Brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, methscopolamine, phenylephrine, and pseudoephedrine is a combination medicine used to treat runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and sinus congestion caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.

This combination medicine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Warnings

Do not use this medicine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days, such as isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, or tranylcypromine.

You should not use antihistamine medication to make a child sleepy.

Before taking this medicine

Do not use this medicine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isoc...