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The pill imprinted “XL3FORTE”

A pill printed with XL3FORTE is Cold Medicine 325 mg / 4 mg / 10 mg (acetaminophen chlorpheniramine maleate phenylepherine hydrochloride), a yellow, round, 5 mm tablet.

By the pharmaranks editorial teamReviewed against the U.S. FDA / DailyMed (Structured Product Labeling) sourcesHow we research

The pictures are diagrams drawn from the shape, colour and imprint on the FDA label — not photographs of the actual tablet. Identify by the imprint, and confirm with a pharmacist.

  • Cold Medicine325 mg / 4 mg / 10 mg
    Imprint XL3;FORTE · Yellow · Round · 5 mm · Tablet
    Generic: Acetaminophen Chlorpheniramine Maleate Phenylepherine Hydrochloride
    NDC 63654-601
    Exact imprint
    Not in our rated catalog yetDailyMed label ↗
  • Cold Medicine325 mg / 4 mg / 10 mg
    Imprint XL3;FORTE · Yellow · Round · 5 mm · Tablet
    Generic: Acetaminophen Chlorpheniramine Maleate Phenylepherine Hydrochloride
    NDC 76095-010
    Exact imprint
    Not in our rated catalog yetDailyMed label ↗

    • What else is in this pill

    The inactive ingredients — fillers, binders, coatings and colours — exactly as this label declares them.

    • This label declares lactose (milk sugar)

      Lactose monohydrate (derived from milk)

      A common tablet filler. Amounts are small, but people with severe lactose intolerance ask about it.

    • This label declares tartrazine (fd&c yellow no. 5)

      Contains fdc yellow no. 5 (tartrazine) as color additive

      The FDA requires this dye to be declared by name because of sensitivity reactions in some people.

    Full inactive-ingredient list (9)

    Lactose monohydrate (derived from milk), Stearic acid, Povidone, Alcohol, Water purified, Hypromellose, Titanium dioxide, Triacetin, Contains fdc yellow no. 5 (tartrazine) as color additive

    This is what the label lists, and nothing more. An ingredient not appearing here does not mean the product is free of it — formulations differ between manufacturers and between generic versions of the same pill, and “gluten-free” or “dye-free” is a claim only the manufacturer can make. If you have coeliac disease or a diagnosed allergy, confirm with the pharmacist against the pack in front of you.

    Before you rely on this

    A pill’s appearance varies between manufacturers and generic versions, imprints wear off, and two different drugs can share an imprint. Everything here is transcribed straight from the FDA’s DailyMed labels — we do not alter or infer it — but treat any identification as a starting point and confirm with a licensed pharmacist before taking or discarding a medication.

    Wrong pill? Search by imprint, colour and shape in the full pill identifier.

    Source: the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s DailyMed Structured Product Labeling — the FDA-required drug labels. Imprint, colour, shape, size and score are transcribed, not inferred. This is reference information, not medical advice.