Dimetapp

Active Ingredient(s): Brompheniramine + Phenylpropanolamine
FDA Approved: * November 8, 1960
Pharm Company: * WYETH CONS
Category: Allergies, Cough & Cold

Dimetapp is an American brand of over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines that is manufactured by Foundation Consumer Brands. At one point, Dimetapp as a household word referred to a single combination preparation marketed to relieve symptoms of the cold, containing brompheniramine (an antihistamine) and phenylephrine (decongestant replacing the formerly used pseudoephedrine, which itself replaced phenylpropanolamine). Variants were created, including Dimetapp DM with the addition of dext... [wikipedia]

* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.
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