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- Brompheniramine is used to help bring up phlegm, thin secretions, and make a cough productive.
- Codeine will suppress coughing.
- Brompheniramine, if taken before coming in contact with the material that causes the allergy, blocks the allergic reaction by minimizing/preventing the body's reaction to the allergen.
- Codeine acts by affecting the brain's cough center.
- Take with or without food. Take with food if this medicine causes an upset stomach.
- Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
- If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed one. Return to your regular schedule.
- This medicine may also be taken on an as needed basis depending on relief of symptoms, duration of cold, or allergy.
- Wear disease medical alert identification for allergies.
- Increased activity or inability to sleep may be seen in children.
- Not for coughs due to smoking, asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Use caution if you have high blood pressure. Talk with healthcare provider.
- Tell healthcare provider is you have lung disease. You may be more sensitive to medicine.
- Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, throat; or any other symptoms involved.
- Do not use if you are breast-feeding.
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