Alka-Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold and Copegus

• Generic Name: acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / doxylamine / phenylephrine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Alka-Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold, Delsym Adult Night Time Multi-Symptom, Mucinex Fast-Max Night Time Cold & Flu, NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu, Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom Nighttime, Tylenol Warming Cold Multi-Symptom Nighttime, Tylenol Cold Plus Flu Plus Cough Night

Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer.

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

Doxylamine 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.

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

Alka-Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold 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.

Alka-Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold & Flu will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

Alka-Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold & Flu may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: ribavirin
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Copegus, Ribasphere, Rebetol, RibaPak, RibaTab, Virazole, RibaPak 600, Moderiba, Moderiba 800 Dose Pack, Moderiba 1200 Dose Pack, Moderiba 1000 Dose Pack, Moderiba 600 Dose Pack

• It is used to treat hepatitis C infection.
• This medicine may be used along with interferon or peginterferon. If you are using one of these drugs, read the patient fact sheet that comes with it.