Cough & Cold Kids 6yrs+
Dimetapp Cough & Cold helps relieve cough and cold symptoms with a great tasting grape flavour and is sugar free with a colour free option.
Relieves
- Dry, irritating cough
- Nasal and sinus congestion
- Blocked/runny nose
- Itchy, watery eyes
- Sneezing
Ingredients
Active Ingredients:
Brompheniramine maleate 2 mg/5 mL,
Phenylephrine hydrochloride 5 mg/5 mL,
Dextromethorphan hydrobromide monohydrate 10 mg/5 mL
Instructions
Children 6 years to under 12 years:
5 mL every 4 hours as necessary. Maximum 6 doses in 24 hours.
Adults and Children 12 years and over:
10 mL every 4 hours as necessary. Maximum 6 doses in 24 hours.
Do not use in children under 6 years old. Use in children aged 6 to 11 years only on the advice of a doctor, pharmacist or nurse practitioner.
Dose may be taken with water or fruit juice. A measuring cup is included with this product for accurate dose measurement.
Warnings
Do not use this product
- In children under 6 years
- If you are hypersensitive to any of the ingredients
- If you are lactating or breast feeding
- With other antihistamines
- If tamper evident cap seal is broken or missing
- If you are taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) or an antidepressant, or have taken the MAOI or antidepressant medicine within the past two weeks
Ask your doctor before use if you
- Have high blood pressure
- Have heart problems
- Are pregnant or are trying to become pregnant
- Are taking another cough and cold medicine
- Are taking sedatives or tranquillisers, they may increase drowsiness
Caution
- Do not take for longer than a few days unless directed by a doctor. If symptoms persist for more than 48 hours or are accompanied by fever discontinue use and consult a doctor.
- This medicine may cause sleeplessness.
- This medicine may cause drowsiness. If affected, do not drive a vehicle or operate machinery. Avoid alcohol.
Contains
Benzoates, Hydroxybenzoates, Saccharin, Sulfites, Sorbitol (32.8 g/60 mL). Products containing sorbitol may have a laxative effect or cause diarrhoea.
FAQs
Always read the labels on your Dimetapp products and follow the directions for use. Please see below some answers to common questions.
What do I do in case of an overdose?
If an overdose is taken or suspected, ring the Poison’s Information Centre on 13 11 26 (Australia) discontinue use and seek professional assistance immediately.My child can open a bottle of Dimetapp. Aren't they child proof?
The caps on Dimetapp are child resistant and can provide some protection to a child opening the bottle. However it is possible for children to open them, this is why you must always keep medicines out of reach of children.Why are there colour free and coloured products?
Some kids are sensitive to colours and additives, it can make them hyperactive or irritable. However, some kids prefer to take the ‘purple’ or the ‘red’ medicine, which they know and love. Anything that makes compliance easier has to be a good thing. The choice is yours – coloured or colour free.Do any Dimetapp kids liquids contain any added sugar?
Dimetapp kids liquids don’t contain any added sugar.Does this product contain gluten?
May contain traces of gluten.
