Cold Medicine XL3 Acetaminophen Chlorpheniramine Maleate Phenylepherine Hydrochloride 325 mg; 2 mg; 5 mg Tablet, 20-count
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Anilides class.
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🩺 Clinical
Cold Medicine XL3 is an over-the-counter oral tablet made under FDA's monograph rules for cold and flu remedies. It combines three active ingredients: acetaminophen, commonly used to reduce fever and relieve pain; chlorpheniramine maleate, an antihistamine typically used to reduce allergy symptoms and sneezing; and phenylephrine hydrochloride, a decongestant commonly used to relieve nasal congestion. This combination product is designed for typical cold and flu symptom relief.
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
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A liquid solvent derived from fermentation or chemical synthesis. In medicines, alcohol dissolves active ingredients, helps preserve the product, and improves how the body absorbs certain drugs.
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Croscarmellose sodium is a plant-based substance derived from cellulose. It acts as a disintegrant, helping tablets and capsules break down quickly in the digestive system so the medicine can be absorbed.
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Hypromellose is a plant-based thickener made from cellulose. It's used in medicines as a binder to hold ingredients together, a coating for tablets, and a thickener for liquids.
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Lactose monohydrate is a natural sugar derived from milk. It serves as a filler and binder in tablets and capsules, helping create the proper size, texture, and consistency of the medicine.
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Magnesium stearate is a salt made from magnesium and stearic acid, a fatty substance. It's used in tablets and capsules as a lubricant and glidant to help ingredients flow smoothly during manufacturing and prevent sticking.
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Polyethylene glycol is a synthetic liquid or solid polymer used in medicines as a solvent, lubricant, and humectant. It helps dissolve active ingredients, reduces friction during manufacturing, and retains moisture in the final product.
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Povidone is a synthetic polymer made from a plastic-like material. It acts as a binder to hold tablet ingredients together and as a disintegrant to help the tablet break apart in your stomach so the medicine can be absorbed.
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A powder made from a naturally occurring mineral. In medicines, talc works as a glidant and anti-caking agent, helping tablets and capsules flow smoothly during manufacturing and preventing clumping.
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Titanium dioxide is a bright white mineral powder commonly used as a colorant and opacifying agent. It makes pills and tablets white or lighter in color and helps make coatings non-transparent.
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Water is a liquid solvent that dissolves and mixes ingredients together in liquid medicines, syrups, and injections. It helps distribute the active drug evenly throughout the product.
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💲 Pricing
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Allergy Multi Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 46122-0660-62 | AMERISOURCE | 12 tablets | $0.088 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Allergy Multi-Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 70000-0211-01 | Cardinal | 12 tablets | $0.088 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Allergy Multi-Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 70677-1004-01 | STRATEGIC | 12 tablets | $0.088 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Allergy Multi Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 83324-0086-24 | CHAIN | 12 tablets | $0.088 | — | Availability likely | — |
| FLONASE Headache and Allergy Relief 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 00135-0578-01 | Haleon | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Multi-Symptom Allergy 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 00363-0559-08 | Walgreen | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| PhysiciansCare Allergy Multi-Symptom Relief 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 00924-0091-01 | Acme | 2 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multi Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 36800-0628-02 | TOPCO | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multi Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 37808-0628-02 | HEB | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Medique Medicidin D 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 47682-0120-13 | Unifirst | 2 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Otis Clapp Valihist 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 47682-0543-03 | Unifirst | 2 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Relief-PE 325 mg/1; 5 mg/1; 2 mg 50332-0153-04 | HART | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multi Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 50804-0128-02 | GOODSENSE | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multi-Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 50844-0455-08 | L.N.K. | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Coltalin 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 51467-0005-01 | FORTUNE | 24 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Extra Fast Coltalin 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 51467-0010-01 | FORTUNE | 24 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Coltalin 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 51467-0011-01 | FORTUNE | 24 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Extra Fast Coltalin 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 51467-0014-01 | FORTUNE | 24 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Defensol D 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 53145-0005-02 | Menper | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multisymptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 53943-0228-02 | DISCOUNT | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multi-Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 55301-0455-08 | ARMY | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multi-Symptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 55910-0455-08 | DOLGENCORP, | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multi Symptom 5 mg/1; 325 mg/1; 2 mg 57344-0928-02 | AAA | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cold Medicine 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 63654-0275-20 | Selder, | 20 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cold Medicine XL3 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mgthis 63654-0605-20 | Selder, | 20 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multisymptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 63868-0578-24 | CHAIN | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Sinus, Lil Drug Store 325 mg/1; 5 mg/1; 2 mg 66715-9927-03 | Lil' | 6 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy Multi Symptom 2 mg/1; 5 mg/1; 325 mg 68998-0228-02 | MARC | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cold Medicine 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 69168-0004-51 | Allegiant | 20 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Allergy MultiSymptom 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 72476-0128-02 | RETAIL | 12 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cold Medicine XL3 325 mg/1; 2 mg/1; 5 mg 76095-0011-20 | Midway | 20 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 63654-0605-20 You're viewing this | 2 BLISTER PACK in 1 BOX (63654-605-20) / 10 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACK | 2022-06-27 | Active |
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| NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) | — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey. |
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📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Uses temporarily relieves ■ minor aches and pains ■ headaches ■ nasal congestion ■ sinus congestion & pressure ■ runny nose ■sneezing
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions ■ Do not use more than directed ■ Adults and children 12 years of age and older: take 2 tablets every 4 hours. Do not take more than 12 tablets in 24 hours ■ Children under 12 years of age: do not use in children under 12 years of age; this will provide more than the recommended dose (overdoes) and may cause liver damage.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
Warnings Liver warning: This product contains acetaminophen. Severe liver damage may occur if you take ■ more than 12 tablets in 24 hours, which is the maximum daily amount ■ with other drugs containing acetaminophen ■ 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product Alergy alert acetaminophen may cause severe skin reactions. Symptoms may include ■ skin reddening ■ blisters ■ rash If a skin reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active ingredients (in each tablet) Acetaminophen 325 mg Chlorpheniramine maleate 2 mg Phenylepherine HCl 5 mg
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive Ingredients alcohol, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, lactose monhydrate (derived from milk), magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, purified water, talc, titanium dioxide
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purposes Pain reliever/fever reducer Antihistamine Nasal decongestant