Dytan-DM and Mononessa

• Generic Name: dextromethorphan / diphenhydramine / phenylephrine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Dytan-DM, Triaminic Day Time Night Time Cold & Cough, Duratuss AC 12, D-Tann DM

Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant. It affects the signals in the brain that trigger cough reflex.

Diphenhydramine 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).

Dytan-DM is a combination medicine used to treat cough, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, and watery eyes caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.

Dytan-DM will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

Dytan-DM may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate
• Dosage Forms: tablets
• Other Brand Names: Estarylla, Femynor, Mono-Linyah, Mononessa, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Previfem, Sprintec, Tri-Lo-Marzia, TriNessa, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Ortho-Cyclen, Sprintec 28, Tri-Lo-Marzia>

Mononessa is a combination birth control pill containing female hormones that prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). Mononessa also causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the uterus and harder for a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus.

Mononessa is used as contraception to prevent pregnancy. There are many available brands of this medicine. Not all brands are listed on this leaflet.

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