Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough

Dextromethorphan is a medicine that helps stop coughing. It works on the brain signals that cause the cough reflex.

Doxylamine is an antihistamine that helps reduce the effects of histamine, a natural chemical in the body. Histamine can lead to symptoms like sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and a runny nose.

Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough is used to relieve cough, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, and watery eyes caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.

Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough will not help with a cough caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough may also be used for other reasons not mentioned in this medication guide.

Use exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Cough or cold medicine is usually taken only for a short time until your symptoms clear up.

Measure liquid medicine with the dosing syringe provided, or with a special dose-measuring spoon or medicine cup. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 7 days of treatment, or if you have a fever with a headache, cough, or skin rash.

If you need surgery or medical tests, tell the surgeon or doctor ahead of time if you have taken Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough within the past few days.

Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Do not allow the liquid to freeze.

Warning

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

Age Restriction

Do not give this medication to a child younger than 4 years old. Always ask a doctor before giving a cough or cold medicine to a child. Death can occur from the misuse of cough and cold medicines in very young children.

Antihistamine Use

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

You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to dextromethorphan or doxylamine.

Do not use Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the last 14 days. A dangerous interaction with this drug could happen. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine, and others.

Do not give this medication to a child younger than 4 years old. Always ask a doctor before giving any cough or cold medicine to a child. Misuse of cough and cold medicines can lead to death in very young children.

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

To ensure Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

• high blood pressure, heart disease;
• a thyroid disorder;
• a blockage in your digestive tract (stomach or intestines);
• liver or kidney disease;
• diabetes;
• a cough with mucus, or a cough caused by emphysema or chronic bronchitis;
• bladder obstruction or other urination problems; or
• if you take potassium (Cytra, Epiklor, K-Lyte, K-Phos, Kaon, Klor-Con, Polycitra, Urocit-K).

It is not known whether Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough will harm an unborn baby. Ask a doctor before using this medicine if you are pregnant.

Dextromethorphan and doxylamine may pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Antihistamines may also reduce breast milk production. Ask a doctor before using this medicine if you are breast-feeding.

Cough or cold medicine that is artificially sweetened may contain phenylalanine. If you have phenylketonuria (PKU), check the medication label to see if the product contains phenylalanine.

Get emergency medical help if you notice any signs of an allergic reaction: hives; trouble breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough can cause serious side effects. Stop using Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough and call your doctor right away if you experience:

• severe dizziness or anxiety;
• feeling light-headed, like you might faint;
• very little or no urinating; or
• liver issues—nausea, pain in the upper stomach, itching, feeling very tired, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

Common side effects of Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough may include:

• drowsiness, dizziness;
• feeling nervous;
• trouble sleeping (insomnia); or
• feeling restless or overly excited (especially in children).

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may happen. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Since Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough is taken as needed, you might not follow a dosing schedule. If you have a schedule, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it’s nearly time for your next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for the missed dose.

Seek emergency medical help or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

Drinking alcohol can make some side effects of dextromethorphan and doxylamine worse.

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before using any other cold, cough, allergy, or sleep medicine. Many combination medicines have dextromethorphan or doxylamine in them. Taking certain products together can lead to taking too much of Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough.

This medicine may cause blurry vision or affect your thinking or reactions. Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know how Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough will affect you.

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine if you are also using any other drugs, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Some medicines can cause unwanted or dangerous effects when used together. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medication guide.

Taking this medicine with other drugs that make you sleepy or slow your breathing can worsen these effects. Ask your doctor before taking Robitussin Maximum Strength Nighttime Cough with a sleeping pill, narcotic pain medicine, muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety, depression, or seizures.