Scot-Tussin Sugar Free DM and St. Joseph

• Generic Name: chlorpheniramine / dextromethorphan
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

  Children's NyQuil Cold & Cough, Coricidin HBP Cough & Cold, Dimetapp Long Acting Cough Plus Cold, Robitussin Pediatric Cough & Cold Long-Acting, Scot-Tussin Sugar Free DM, Triaminic Cough & Runny Nose, Effective Strength Cough Syrup, Primatuss 4, Coricidin HBP Cough and Cold, Tricodene Sugar Free, Triaminic Night Time Cough & Runny Nose, Triaminic Cough & Runny Nose Softchews, Robitussin Cough & Cold Long-Acting, Cough & Cold, Coricidin HBP Cough/Cold, QC Cough/Cold, Scot-Tussin DM, Tricodene SF

Chlorpheniramine is an antihistamine. Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant.

Scot-Tussin Sugar Free DM is a combination medicine used to treat sneezing, runny nose, and cough caused by the common cold.

Scot-Tussin Sugar Free DM may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: dextromethorphan
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Babee Cof, Benylin DM Pediatric, Buckleys Mixture, Creomulsion, Creo-Terpin, DayQuil Cough, Delsym, Delsym 12 Hour Cough Relief, Elixsure Cough, Robafen Cough Liquidgels, Robitussin CoughGels, Scot-Tussin Diabetic, Silphen DM, St. Joseph Cough Suppressant, Sucrets DM Cough, Theraflu Thin Strips Cough, Triaminic Long Acting Cough, DexAlone, Hold, Sucrets 4-Hour Cough Drops, Robitussin Maximum Strength, Vicks Formula 44

Dextromethorphan is used to relieve coughs due to colds or influenza (flu). It should not be used for chronic cough that occurs with smoking, asthma, or emphysema or when there is an unusually large amount of mucus or phlegm (flem) with the cough.

Dextromethorphan relieves cough by acting directly on the cough center in the brain.

This medicine is available without a prescription.

Do not give any over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicine to a baby or child under 4 years of age. Using these medicines in very young children might cause serious or possibly life-threatening side effects .