Salonpas Gel-Patch and Tylenol Childrens Plus Cough & Runny Nose

• Generic Name: capsaicin topical
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Capsicum Oleoresin, Capsin, Capzasin Back and Body, Capzasin-HP, Capzasin-P, Castiva Warming, Icy Hot PM, Icy Hot with Capsaicin, Menthac Arthritis Cream with Capsaicin, Qutenza, Salonpas Gel-Patch, Salonpas Pain Patch with Capsaicin, Sloan's Liniment, Trixaicin, Zostrix, Capzasin-P, Theragen HP, Zostrix Arthritis Pain Relief, Zostrix Foot Pain Relief, Zostrix HP

Capsaicin is the active ingredient in chili peppers that makes them hot. Capsaicin is used in medicated creams and lotions to relieve muscle or joint pain.

Capsaicin used on the body causes a sensation of heat that activates certain nerve cells. With regular use of capsaicin, this heating effect reduces the amount of substance P, a chemical that acts as a pain messenger in the body.

Salonpas Gel-Patch is used for temporary relief of muscle or joint pain caused by strains, sprains, arthritis, bruising, or backaches. This medicine is also used to treat nerve pain (neuralgia) in people who have had herpes zoster, or "shingles."

Salonpas Gel-Patch may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• 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.

Tylenol Childrens Plus Cough & Runny Nose 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.

Tylenol Childrens Plus Cough & Runny Nose will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

Tylenol Childrens Plus Cough & Runny Nose may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.