Mar-cof BP and Rifadin IV

• Generic Name: brompheniramine / codeine / pseudoephedrine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Mar-cof BP, M-End WC, Rydex, Mesehist WC, CPB WC

Brompheniramine 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.

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

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

Mar-cof BP 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.

Mar-cof BP will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

Mar-cof BP may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: rifampin
• Dosage Forms: powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Rifadin IV, Rifadin, Rimactane

• It is used to treat TB (tuberculosis).
• It is used to stop the spread of meningitis in people who carry the bacteria but are not sick with the disease.
• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.