LIQUID COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PHENYLEPHRINE AND ACETAMINOPHEN AND THEIR USE FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESS

摘要

Disclosed are compositions including phenylephrine, its salts, and mixtures thereof, in combination with acetaminophen; and optionally in combination with additional pharmaceutical actives. The compositions have a pH of about 6.5 to about 7.5 and may be substantially free of aldehydes. The invention also provides a method of stabilizing phenylephrine. Also disclosed are methods of treating respiratory illness through administration of a composition comprising phenylephrine, its salts, and mixtures thereof, in combination with acteaminophen; and optionally in combination with additional pharmaceutical actives, wherein the composition has a pH of from about 6.5 to about 7.5 and may be substantially free of aldehydes.