Boericke & Tafel Childrens Alpha CF. Temporarily reduces fever & releves the folowing symptoms associated with colds & flu: sneezing, stuffed-up nose, runny nose, coughing, minor sore throat pain, chills, headache and minor aches and pains.
Directions: Tablets may be chewed, or placed on the child's tongue and allowed to dissolve, or mashed in water in a teaspoon. Children 6 to 12 years of age: At first sign of cold or flu, take 3 tablets every hour; as symptoms improve 3 tablets every 3 hours, then 3 times a day until well. Children 2 to 5: 2 Tablets as above. Children under 2: consult a doctor.
Warnings: Consult a doctor if symptoms worsen, do not improve within 7 days, or new symptoms appear. If fever lasts more than 3 days, or if sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, or is accompanied or followed by fever, difficulty breathing, headache, rash, swelling, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor. If cough persists for more than 7 days, tends to recur, or is accompanied by a rash or persistent headache, consult a doctor.
A persistent cough may be a sign of a serious condition. Do not take this product for persistent or chronic cough such as occurs with smoking, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema or if cough is accompanied by excessive phlegm (mucus) unless directed by a doctor. As with any drug, if you are pregnant or nursing a baby, seek the advice of a health professional before using this product. Keep out of the reach of children.
The Boericke and Tafel company is one of the oldest and most respected Homeopathic companies in the world. Invited by Dr. Hering to manufacture Homeopathic remedies, in 1853 Francis E. Boericke and Adolph J. Tafel founded the Boericke and Tafel company in the United States. Within 10 years or so, they had opened pharmacies in Pennsylvania, New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Minneapolis, Chicago and Cincinnati. They served some of the most famous physicians of their era, including Christopher Hering and James Kent.