Actidose and Alahist CF

• Generic Name: charcoal
• Dosage Forms: oral suspension
• Other Brand Names: Actidose-Aqua, Activated Charcoal, Charcoal Plus DS, EZChar, Insta-Char, Liqui-Char, Optimum Charcoal, Liqui-Char with Sorbitol, Charcocaps, Activated Charcoal with Sorbitol, Charcoaid 2000, Charcoaid-G, Char-Flo with Sorbitol, Charcoaid, Charcodote, Char-Flo Aqueous Base, Actidose-Aqua Advance, JL. Bragg's Medicinal Charcoal, Medicoal, Karbons, Carbomix, Carbosorb X, Charcotabs, Healthstream Activated Charcoal, Charcotrace, Chem Mart Nasal Decongestant Capsule, Pharmacia Carbosorb, Norit, Eucarbon, Active Carbon

Charcoal is used to treat stomach pain caused by excess gas, diarrhea, or indigestion.

Charcoal also is used to relieve itching related to kidney dialysis treatment and to treat poisoning or drug overdose.

Charcoal may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: dexbrompheniramine / dextromethorphan / phenylephrine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Alahist CF, G-P-Tuss DXP, Panatuss DXP, Supress A Pediatric, Alahist DM, Bionatuss, Supress A, Tussall, Tussall-ER, Dexall, Y-Cof DM, Panatuss Pediatric DXP

Dexbrompheniramine 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 signals in the brain that trigger cough reflex.

Phenylephrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can cause nasal congestion (stuffy nose).

Alahist CF is a combination medicine used to treat runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, watery eyes, cough, and sinus congestion caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.

Alahist CF will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

Alahist CF may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.