Non-Drowsy Claims

Target Up & Up “Non-Drowsy” Cold and Flu Medicines Missouri Class Action

Target has its own “Up & Up” brand of generic medicines, including a line of cough and flu medicines it advertises as being “Non-Drowsy.” The complaint alleges they are “deceptively, misleadingly, and dangerously marketed” because they contain dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM), a substance that the complaint claims actually causes drowsiness.  Read more

Target Up & Up “Non-Drowsy” Medicines Can Cause Drowsiness Class Action

Target has its own brand of medicine, Up & Up, under which it offers generic versions of popular drugs like DayQuil and Robitussin. The complaint alleges that some of these medicines contain dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM), which can cause drowsiness, but that Target sells them with the words “Non-Drowsy” displayed prominently on the front.  Read more

Robitussin “Non-Drowsy” Cough Medicines with DXM Class Action

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US), LLC (GSK) is supposedly one of the largest makers of cough medicines in the world. Some of its best-known products are the Robitussin line of cough medicines. The complaint alleges, however, that some of the Robitussin products contain dextromethorphan (DXM) but are labeled as being “Non-Drowsy,” even though drowsiness is  Read more

Meijer “Non-Drowsy” Medicines Cause Drowsiness Class Action

Meijer, Inc. offers a number of over-the-counter cough, cold, and flu medicines, including generic versions of brands like Dayquil and Robitussin. However, the complaint alleges the company markets these as being “Non-Drowsy,” even though they contain dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM), an ingredient that does cause drowsiness.  Read more

GoodSense “Non-Drowsy” Medicines Cause Drowsiness Class Action

GoodSense over-the-counter cough, cold, and flu medicines are made by Perrigo Company and Perrigo Research & Development. They include generic versions of brands like Dayquil and Robitussin. However, the complaint alleges the companies market these as being “Non-Drowsy” even though they contain dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM), an ingredient that does cause drowsiness.  Read more

Rite Aid “Non-Drowsy” Medicines Cause Drowsiness Class Action

Rite Aid Corporation makes its own cold, cough, and flu medicine, including generic versions of brand-name medicines like DayQuil and Robitussin. The complaint alleges that some of the Rite Aid medicines are labeled as being “Non-Drowsy,” even though they contain dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM), which is known to cause drowsiness.  Read more

Signature Care “Non-Drowsy” Products Contain DXM Class Action

Albertsons Companies, Inc. makes products under the Signature Care brand, including certain over-the-counter cough and cold and flu medicines, some of which are generic versions of popular brand-name medicines like Dayquil and Robitussin. Albertsons advertises some of these products as being “non-drowsy” or “daytime” products, but the complaint alleges that this is not true for  Read more

Ready In Case “Non-Drowsy” Cold and Flu Relief Class Action

PL Developments Copiague, LLC makes a Ready In Case Cold and Flu Relief antitussive drug product that is intended to treat colds, flu, and coughs. The complaint for this class action alleges that, while the product s marketed as being “Non-Drowsy,” it does in fact induce drowsiness, because it contains dextromethorphan hydrobromide (dextromethorphan Hbr).  Read more

Tylenol “Non-Drowsy” Cough Medicine Containing DXM Class Action

Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. makes Tylenol products, including over-the-counter cough medicine. Some of these medicines are labeled as being “Non-Drowsy” but also contain dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM). The complaint for this class action alleges that this is misleading, because “products containing DXM—and thus the Non-Drowsy Tylenol Products—do cause drowsiness, and [] drowsiness is a common  Read more

Walgreen “Non-Drowsy” Drugs May Cause Drowsiness Class Action

Walgreen Boots Alliance, Inc. and Walgreen Co. are the defendants in this class action, which alleges that Walgreen’s stores sells its own generic cough and cold medicines that are advertised and labeled as being “Non-Drowsy” formulas. The complaint claims that some of them contain dextromethorphan (DXM) and that drowsiness is in fact a side effect  Read more