What's in Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil Kids Honey Cold and Cough
from sourceA medicine sold over the counter, without a prescription.
From the product's label on DailyMed from The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company, which lists 18 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 14 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 11. 4 other ingredients are not MoleculeFinder molecules, so they are not listed here.
Active ingredients 4
- GuaifenesinC10H14O4
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Expectorant from source
As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Warning; Irritant from source
- PhenylephrineC9H13NO2
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Nasal decongestant (on the label as phenylephrine hydrochloride) from source
As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Warning; Irritant 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 10
- Sunset yellow FCFC16H10N2Na2O7S2
Inactive ingredient (on the label as FD&C yellow No. 6) from source
- Sodium benzoateC7H5NaO2
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,450 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- GlycerolC3H8O3
Inactive ingredient (on the label as glycerin) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 5,570 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Propylene glycolC3H8O2
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 22,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- WaterH2O
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 25,000 mg/kg (mouse, iv) from source
- SaccharinC7H5NO3S
Inactive ingredient (on the label as saccharin sodium) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 14,200 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- SorbitolC6H14O6
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 15,900 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- SucraloseC12H19Cl3O8
Inactive ingredient from source
- Allura Red ACC18H14N2Na2O8S2
Inactive ingredient (on the label as FD&C red No. 40) 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
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