Relief for Flu Symptoms

When the flu hits, take cover with Alka-Seltzer Plus Flu to provide fast relief for flu symptoms.

If your flu symptoms include runny nose, sore throat, fever, coughing, and body aches try Alka-Seltzer Plus Flu. This formula speeds medicine where it's needed to provide relief to flu symptoms, reducing your fever and helping to dry your runny nose.

Don't let cold and flu symptoms get the best of you. Fight back with Alka-Seltzer Plus cold and flu medicines and get relief from your worst cold symptoms.

Fast Relief of:

• Fever
• Body Aches
• Headache
• Runny Nose
• Sore Throat
• Coughing

Contains:

• Aspirin (pain reliever / fever reducer)
• Chlorpheniramine Maleate (antihistamine)
• Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide (cough suppressant)

Active ingredients
(in each tablet)

Aspirin 500 mg. Pain reliever/fever reducer
Chlorpheniramine maleate 2 mg. Antihistamine
Dextromethorphan hydrobromide 15 mg. Cough suppressant

Uses

• temporarily relieves these symptoms due to a cold or flu:
  • minor aches and pains
  • headache
  • coughing
  • sore throat
  • runny nose
  • sneezing
• temporarily reduces fever

Warnings

Reye's syndrome: Children and teenagers should not use this medicine for chicken pox or flu symptoms before a doctor is consulted about Reye's syndrome, a rare but serious illness reported to be associated with aspirin.
Allergy alert: Aspirin may cause a severe allergic reaction which may include: hives facial swelling asthma (wheezing) shock
Alcohol warning: If you consume 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether you should take aspirin or other pain relievers/fever reducers. Aspirin may cause stomach bleeding.
Sore throat warning: If sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or followed by fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor promptly.

Do not use

• if you are allergic to aspirin or any other pain reliever/fever reducer
• if you are now taking a prescription monoamine oxidase inhibitor
  (MAOI) (certain drugs for depression, psychiatric, or emotional
  conditions, or Parkinson's disease), or for 2 weeks after stopping
  the MAOI drug. If you do not know if your prescription drug contains
  an MAOI, ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking this product.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

• ulcers
• glaucoma
• cough with excessive phlegm (mucus)
• breathing problems such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis,
  or asthma
• persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma,
  or emphysema
• stomach problems that persist or recur
• difficulty in urination due to enlargement of the prostate gland
• a sodium-restricted diet
  

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

• taking sedatives or tranquilizers
• taking a prescription drug for anticoagulation (blood thinning), diabetes, gout, or arthritis

When using this product

• do not exceed recommended dosage
• excitability may occur, especially in children
• may cause marked drowsiness
• avoid alcoholic drinks
• alcohol, sedatives, and tranquilizers may increase drowsiness
• be careful when driving a motor vehicle or operating machinery

Stop use and ask a doctor if

• an allergic reaction occurs. Seek medical help right away.
• pain or cough gets worse or lasts more than 7 days
• fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days
• redness or swelling is present
• new symptoms occur
• cough comes back or occurs with rash or headache that lasts.
  These could be signs of a serious condition.
• ringing in the ears or loss of hearing occurs

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
It is especially important not to use aspirin during the last 3 months of pregnancy unless definitely directed to do so by a doctor because it may cause problems in the unborn child or complications during delivery.
Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

adults and children 12 years and older

• take 2 tablets fully dissolved in 4 oz of water every 6 hours
• do not exceed 8 tablets in 24 hours or as directed by a doctor

children under 12 years

• consult a doctor

Other information

• each tablet contains: sodium 387 mg
• phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine 6.7 mg per tablet
• this product does not contain phenylpropanolamine (PPA)
• protect from excessive heat

Inactive ingredients

acesulfame potassium, anhydrous citric acid, aspartame, calcium silicate, dimethylpolysiloxane, docusate sodium, FD&C red #40, FD&C yellow #6, flavors, mannitol, povidone, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, sodium bicarbonate

Questions or comments? 1-800-986-0369 (Mon - Fri 9AM - 5PM EST) or www.alkaseltzerplus.com