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Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst
Generic name: acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, and doxylamine
Brand names: All-Nite, Cold and Flu Nighttime Relief, Coricidin HBP Nighttime Multi-Symptom Cold, Cough and Sore Throat Nighttime, Night Time Cold/Flu, NightTime Cold and Flu, NightTime Cold and Flu Cherry, NiteTime Cold and Flu, Nyquil Cold and Flu, Nyquil Cold and Flu Nighttime, NyQuil Cold/Flu Relief, NyQuil Cold/Flu Relief Cherry, Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst, Tylenol Warming Cough and Sore Throat Nighttime, Contac Cold+Flu Cooling Night, Robitussin Peak Cold Nighttime Cold + Flu
What is Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst?
Acetaminophen is a medicine that helps relieve pain and reduce fever.
Dextromethorphan is a medicine that helps stop coughing. It works on the brain to control the cough reflex that causes coughing.
Doxylamine is an antihistamine that helps lessen the effects of histamine, a natural chemical in the body. Histamine can cause symptoms like sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and a runny nose.
Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst is a combination medicine used to treat headache, fever, body aches, cough, runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.
Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.
Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst may also be used for other reasons that are not listed in this medication guide.
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How should I take Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst?
Use exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use for longer than recommended. Cough and cold medicine is usually taken only for a short time until your symptoms go away.
Do not take more of this medication than is recommended. An overdose of acetaminophen can harm your liver or cause death.
Measure liquid medicine with a special dose-measuring spoon or medicine cup. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.
Stop taking the medicine and call your doctor if you still have a sore throat after 2 days, or if you have a fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting.
If you need surgery or medical tests, tell the surgeon or doctor ahead of time if you have taken Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst within the past few days.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Do not allow liquid medicine to freeze.
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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, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine.
Do not take more of this medication than is recommended. An overdose of acetaminophen can damage your liver or cause death. Call your doctor at once if you have nausea, pain in your upper stomach, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice (yellowing of your skin or eyes).
In rare cases, acetaminophen may cause a severe skin reaction. Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling.
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Before taking this medicine
Ask a doctor before taking medicine that has acetaminophen if you have ever had liver disease, or if you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages each day.
Do not use this medicine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the last 14 days. A dangerous interaction could happen. MAO inhibitors include furazolidone, isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine.
You should not use this medication if you are allergic to acetaminophen (Tylenol), doxylamine, or dextromethorphan.
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if you have any medical condition, especially:
- asthma or COPD, cough with mucus, or cough caused by smoking, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis;
- a blockage in your stomach or intestines;
- liver disease, alcoholism, or if you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages each day;
- kidney disease;
- an enlarged prostate, problems with urination;
- glaucoma; or
- if you take potassium (Cytra, Epiklor, K-Lyte, K-Phos, Kaon, Klor-Con, Polycitra, Urocit-K).
It is not known if this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Do not use cough and cold medicine without a doctor's advice if you are pregnant.
This medicine may pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Antihistamines may also slow breast milk production. Do not use cough and cold medicine without a doctor's advice if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Artificially sweetened liquid medicine may contain phenylalanine. Check the medication label if you have phenylketonuria (PKU).
Always ask a doctor before giving cough or cold medicine to a child. Death can happen from the misuse of cough and cold medicines in very young children.
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Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
In rare cases, acetaminophen may cause a severe skin reaction that can be fatal. This can happen even if you have taken acetaminophen before and had no reaction. Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling. If you have this type of reaction, you should never take any medicine that contains acetaminophen again.
This medicine may cause serious side effects. Stop using the medicine and call your doctor immediately if you have:
- severe headache, seizure (convulsions);
- fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeats;
- confusion, hallucinations, severe dizziness or drowsiness, slow or shallow breathing;
- tremors, restless muscle movements;
- little or no urinating;
- flu symptoms, easy bruising, unusual bleeding, pale skin, weakness, feeling light-headed; or
- nausea, pain in your upper stomach, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
Common side effects of Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst may include:
- headache, sleep problems (insomnia);
- upset stomach, diarrhea or constipation;
- dry eyes, blurred vision, dry mouth or nose;
- mild dizziness or drowsiness, trouble concentrating;
- feeling restless or excited (especially in children); or
- mild skin rash.
This is not a complete list of side effects, and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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What happens if I miss a dose?
Since this medicine is used as needed, you might not have a regular dosing schedule. If you do have a schedule and miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it’s almost time for your next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for the missed dose.
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What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical help or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. Taking too much acetaminophen can be deadly.
The first signs of an acetaminophen overdose include not wanting to eat, feeling sick, throwing up, stomach pain, sweating, and feeling confused or weak. Later symptoms may include pain in your upper stomach, dark urine, and yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes.
Before using any other cold, allergy, pain, or sleep medication, ask a doctor or pharmacist. Acetaminophen (sometimes called APAP) is in many combination medicines. Taking certain products together can lead to taking too much acetaminophen, which can cause a deadly overdose. Check the label to see if a medicine has acetaminophen or APAP.
Do not drink alcohol. It may raise your risk of liver damage while taking acetaminophen and can increase certain side effects.
This medication may cause blurred vision and may affect your thinking or reactions. Be cautious if you drive or do anything that needs you to be alert and see clearly.
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What other drugs will affect Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst?
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before using Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst if you are taking any other drugs, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Some medicines can cause unwanted or dangerous effects when taken 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 make these effects worse. Ask your doctor before taking Tylenol Cold and Cough Nighttime Cool Burst with a sleeping pill, narcotic pain medicine, muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety, depression, or seizures.
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