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  • Sudafed Sinus & Allergy Tablets (Pfizer Consumer Healthcare)

    Drug Facts:

    Active Ingredients:      Purpose:
    (in each tablet)

    Chlorpheniramine maleate
       4 mg      Antihistamine

    Pseudoephedrine HCl
       60 mg      Nasal decongestant

    Uses:

    • temporarily relieves these symptoms due to hay fever (allergic rhinitis) or other upper respiratory allergies:
      • runny nose
      • sneezing
      • itchy, watery eyes
      • nasal congestion
      • itching of the nose or throat
    • temporarily relieves these symptoms due to the common cold:
      • runny nose
      • sneezing
      • nasal congestion

    Warnings:

    Do not use 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.

    Ask a doctor before use if you have

    • high blood pressure
    • thyroid disease
    • heart disease
    • glaucoma
    • diabetes
    • trouble urinating due to an enlarged prostate gland
    • a breathing problem such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis

    Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking sedatives or tranquilizers

    When using this product

    • do not use more than directed
    • drowsiness may occur
    • excitability may occur, especially in children
    • avoid alcoholic drinks
    • alcohol, sedatives, and tranquilizers may increase drowsiness
    • be careful when driving a motor vehicle or operating machinery

    Stop use and ask a doctor if

    • you get nervous, dizzy, or sleepless
    • symptoms do not improve within 7 days or are accompanied by fever

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

    Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

    Directions:

    • take every 4 to 6 hours
    • do not take more than 4 doses in 24 hours

    adults and children 12 years of age and over
    1 tablet
    children 6 to under 12 years of age
    ½ tablet
    children under 6 years of age
    ask a doctor

    Other Information:

    • store at 59° to 77°F in a dry place

    Inactive Ingredients:    Lactose, magnesium stearate, potato starch, and povidone

    Questions? call 1-800-524-2624 (English/Spanish), weekdays, 9 AM-5 PM EST

    How Supplied:    Boxes of 24 tablets.


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