What's in Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Day and Night
from sourceA medicine sold over the counter, without a prescription.
From the product's label on DailyMed from Bayer HealthCare LLC., which lists 14 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 10 of them by their FDA UNII codes. DailyMed label, version 6. 4 other ingredients are not MoleculeFinder molecules, so they are not listed here.
Active ingredients 4
- PhenylephrineC9H13NO2
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Nasal decongestant (on the label as phenylephrine bitartrate) from source
As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Warning; Irritant from source
- AspirinC9H8O4
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Pain reliever/fever reducer from source
As a pure substance: LD50 200 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- DextromethorphanC18H25NO
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Cough suppressant (on the label as dextromethorphan hydrobromide) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 201 mg/kg (mouse, oral) from source
- DoxylamineC17H22N2O
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Antihistamine (on the label as doxylamine succinate) from source
As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Warning; Irritant from source
Inactive ingredients 6
- Sodium bicarbonateCHNaO3
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 4,220 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Sodium benzoateC7H5NaO2
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,450 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- DocusateC20H37NaO7S
Inactive ingredient (on the label as docusate sodium) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 2,640 mg/kg (mouse, oral) from source
- MannitolC6H14O6
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 13,500 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Citric acidC6H8O7
Inactive ingredient (on the label as anhydrous citric acid) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- AspartameC14H18N2O5
Inactive ingredient from source
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