Acetaminophen, chlorpheniramine, and dextromethorphan and Ergotamine Tartrate

• Generic Name: acetaminophen / chlorpheniramine / dextromethorphan
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Coricidin HBP Maximum Strength Flu, Nyquil Cold & Flu, Triaminic Flu Cough & Fever, Triaminic Multi-Symptom Fever, Tylenol Childrens Plus Cough & Runny Nose, Coricidin II Extra Strength Cold and Flu, Mapap Cough & Sinus Formula, Children's Tylenol Cold + Cough + Runny Nose, Children's Triaminic Flu Cough & Fever, Vicks Formula 44 Custom Care Cough/Cold PM

Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer.

Chlorpheniramine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.

Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant. It affects the cough reflex in the brain that triggers coughing.

Acetaminophen, chlorpheniramine, and dextromethorphan is a combination medicine used to treat headache, fever, body aches, cough, runny nose, sneezing, itching, and watery eyes caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.

acetaminophen, chlorpheniramine, and dextromethorphan will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

Acetaminophen, chlorpheniramine, and dextromethorphan may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: ergotamine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Ergomar

Prevention or abortion of vascular headaches (e.g., migraine, cluster headaches), when used alone or in fixed combination with caffeine. Should not be used for chronic daily management of vascular headaches.

Generally not preferred for terminating acute cluster headaches; onset of action is slower than that of other therapies (e.g., sumatriptan, oxygen).

Has been used for short-term (e.g., up to 3 weeks) prophylaxis of episodic cluster headaches to suppress a series of attacks and reduce duration of cluster period. Prophylactic administration at bedtime may be particularly useful in selected patients with nocturnal cluster attacks.

Ineffective in the treatment of muscle contraction headaches.