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TYLENOL® Cold Extra Strength Severe Cough + Sore Throat Daytime Caplets

Daytime Extra Strength Pain Reliever & Fever Reducer + Cough Suppressant

  • 24-count package of Extra Strength Tylenol Severe Cough + Sore Throat Daytime caplets with acetaminophen and dextromethorphan HBr provides powerful, multi-symptom relief for your painful sore throat and cough 

  • The extra strength pain reliever and fever reducer plus cough suppressant caplets help temporarily relieve your daytime common cold symptoms. These symptoms include head and body aches, fever and painful sore throat, and coughs 

  • This daytime maximum-strength, multi-symptom cold and flu medicine is formulated with 500 mg of extra strength acetaminophen to help relieve body aches and pains and reduce fever, plus 15 mg of dextromethorphan HBr cough suppressant to help calm your severe cough 

  • Stop your cough and sore throat before they stop you. Available over the counter, include this daytime cold and cough medicine with your sick care supplies for extra strength relief 

Product Details

  • Temporarily relieves these common cold/flu symptoms: 

    • Minor aches and pains 

    • Headache 

    • Sore throat 

    • Cough 

  • Temporarily reduces fever 

Active Ingredients (in each caplet)

Purpose

Acetaminophen 500 mg

Pain reliever/fever reducer

Dextromethorphan HBr 15 mg

Cough suppressant

Inactive Ingredients Carnauba wax, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, powdered cellulose, pregelatinized starch, propylene glycol, sodium starch glycolate, titanium dioxide

Do not take more than directed.

See overdose warning

Age

Dosing

Adults and children 12 years and over

• Take 2 caplets every 6 hours while symptoms last

• Do not take more than 6 caplets in 24 hours, unless directed by a doctor 

• Do not use for more than 10 days unless directed by a doctor 

Children under 12 years

ask a doctor

Liver warning: This product contains acetaminophen. Severe liver damage may occur if you take

  • More than 4,000 mg of acetaminophen in 24 hours

  • With other drugs containing acetaminophen

  • 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product

Allergy alert: acetaminophen may cause severe skin reactions. Symptoms may include:

  • Skin reddening

  • Blisters

  • Rash

If a skin reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away.

Sore throat warning: if sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or followed by fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor promptly.

Do not use

  • With any other drug containing acetaminophen (prescription or nonprescription). If you are not sure whether a drug contains acetaminophen, ask a doctor or pharmacist.

  • 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.

  • If you have ever had an allergic reaction to this product or any of its ingredients 

Ask a doctor before use if you have

  • Liver disease 

  • Heart disease

  • High blood pressure 

  • Thyroid disease 

  • Diabetes 

  • Trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland 

  • Persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema 

  • Cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus) 

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking the blood thinning drug warfarin

When using this product do not exceed recommended dose

Stop use and ask a doctor if

  • Pain or cough gets worse or lasts more than 7 days

  • Fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days

  • Redness or swelling is present 

  • New symptoms occur 

  • Cough comes back or occurs with rash or headache that lasts 

These could be signs of a serious condition.

If pregnant or breast-feeding,  ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

Overdose warning: In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

(1-800-222-1222) Quick medical attention is critical for adults as well as for children even if you do not notice any signs or symptoms.

  • Store between 20-25°C (68-77°F)

  • Do not use if blister unit is torn or broken

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