Delsym Adult Night Time Multi-Symptom
Generic name:acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, doxylamine, and phenylephrine [ ah-EET-a-MIN-oh-fen, DEX-troe-me-THOR-fan, dox-IL-a-meen, and-FEN-il-EFF-rin ]
Brand names: Alka-Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold, Delsym Adult Night Time Multi-Symptom, Mucinex Fast-Max Night Time Cold & Flu, NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu, Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom Nighttime, Tylenol Warming Cold Multi-Symptom Nighttime
Drug class:Upper respiratory combinations
What is Delsym Adult Night Time Multi-Symptom?
Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer.
Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant. It affects the cough reflex in the brain that triggers coughing.
Doxylamine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Phenylephrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can cause nasal congestion (stuffy nose).
Delsym Adult Night Time Multi-Symptom is a combination medicine used to treat headache, fever, body aches, cough, runny nose, sneezing, itching, and watery eyes caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.
Delsym Adult Night Time Multi-Symptom will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.
Delsym Adult Night Time Multi-Symptom may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Do not use this medicine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and
