What's in Sominex
from sourceA medicine sold over the counter, without a prescription.
From the product's label on DailyMed from Medtech Products Inc., which lists 14 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 6 of them by their FDA UNII codes, 1 of those through the parent compound of the salt, hydrate or other form on the label. DailyMed label, version 3. 8 other ingredients are not MoleculeFinder molecules, so they are not listed here.
Active ingredients 1
- DiphenhydramineC17H21NO
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Nighttime sleep-aid (on the label as diphenhydramine hydrochloride) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 500 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
Inactive ingredients 5
- Brilliant blue FCFC37H34N2Na2O9S3
Inactive ingredient (on the label as FD&C blue No. 1) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 2,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- LactoseC12H22O11
Inactive ingredient (on the label as lactose monohydrate) from source
- Magnesium stearateC36H70MgO4
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Warning; Irritant from source
- Silicon dioxideO2Si
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 22,500 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Stearic acidC18H36O2
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 21.5 mg/kg (rat, iv) from source
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