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 Formula 44 Custom Care Chesty Cough
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FORMULA 44

CUSTOM CARE CHESTY COUGH
MEDICINE

There’s Something We’d Like to Get Off Your Chest
If phlegm is causing you to cough and hack through your day, Vicks® Formula 44® Custom Care™ Chesty Cough medicine can help relieve cough and loosen phlegm to help relieve chest congestion and clear a way through.
Relieves
Loosens phlegm and thins bronchial secretions to rid the bronchial passageways of bothersome mucus
Cough Cough
Chest Congestion Chest Congestion
Ratings Summary
Standard Sizes
6 FL OZ (177 mL)
Directions
  • Use dose cup, teaspoon (tsp), or tablespoon (TBSP).
  • Do not exceed 6 doses per 24 hours.
Direction Details
   
Adults and children 12 years and over 15 mL (1 TBSP) every 4 hours
Children 6 to under 12 years 7-1/2 mL (1-1/2 tsp) every 4 hours
Children 4 to under 6 years Ask a doctor.
Children under 4 years Do not use.
Ingredients
Active Ingredients (in each 15 mL tablespoon) (Purpose)

Dextromethorphan HBr 20 mg (Cough suppressant)


Guaifenesin 200 mg (Expectorant)


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Inactive Ingredients

Carboxymethylcellulose sodium, citric acid, FD&C Red No. 40, flavor, high fructose corn syrup, propylene glycol, purified water, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate

Other Information
  • Each tablespoon contains sodium 26 mg.
  • Store at room temperature.
Warnings
Do not use if you are now taking a prescription monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (certain drugs for depression, psychiatric or emotional conditions, or Parkinson's disease), or for 2 weeks after stopping the MAOI drug. If you do not know if your prescription drug contains an MAOI, ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking this product.
Ask a doctor before use if you have:
  • A sodium-restricted diet
  • Persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema
  • Cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)
Stop use and ask a doctor if:
  • Cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back, or occurs with fever, rash, or headache that lasts
These could be signs of a serious condition.
If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Tamper evident: Do not use if printed shrinkband is missing or broken.
Questions? Call 1-800-342-6844.
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