NyQuil Cold & Flu (Alcohol Free) and Protexin

• 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.

NyQuil Cold & Flu (Alcohol Free) 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.

NyQuil Cold & Flu (Alcohol Free) will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

NyQuil Cold & Flu (Alcohol Free) may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: ascorbic acid
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Cecon, Protexin, Acerola, Ascorbic Acid Quick Melts, C/Rose Hips, Cemill 500, C-Time, Ester-C, N Ice with Vitamin C, Sunkist Vitamin C, Vasoflex HD, Vicks Vitamin C Drops, Vitamin C, Cenolate, Mega-C-Acid Plus, Cee-500, C-500-Gr, Centrum Singles-Vitamin C, Ascot, Cevi-Bid, Vitamin C TR, Vitamin C with Rose Hips, Cemill 1000, Ascor L NC, Ascor, Ascor L 500, Betac, Cemill

• It is used to treat or prevent vitamin C deficiency.
• It is used to treat scurvy.
• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.