Stay Awake
200 mg · Tablet
- Available without prescription
- Central Nervous System Stimulant
- Active substance
- Caffeine
- Made by
- CHAIN DRUG MARKETING ASSOCIATION INC
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
At a glance
Quoted from the official label · 2025-06-07
Alertness aid
- Helps restore mental alertness or wakefulness when experiencing fatigue or drowsiness
Adults and children 12 years and over:: take 1 tablet not more often than every 3 to 4 hours
Full directions ↓- Sold without a prescription
- FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed
What it is for
- helps restore mental alertness or wakefulness when experiencing fatigue or drowsiness
From the official label · 2025-06-07 · DailyMed
Do not take it if
for children under 12 years of age as a substitute for sleep
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Do Not Use”.
How to take it
These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.
- adults and children 12 years and over:
- take 1 tablet not more often than every 3 to 4 hours
- children under 12 years:
- do not use
Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.
Stop and get help if
fatigue or drowsiness persists or continues to recur.
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Stop Use”.
Other warnings
- For occasional use only Caffeine warning:
- The recommended dose of this product contains about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee.
- Limit the use of caffeine-containing medications, foods, or beverages while taking this product because too much caffeine may cause nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, and, occasionally, rapid heart beat.
- Do not use for
- Stop use and
- ask a doctor if fatigue or drowsiness persists or continues to recur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Pregnancy or Breast Feeding”.
Keep away from children
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.
How to store it
- each tablet contains:
- calcium 35 mg TAMPER EVIDENT:
- DO NOT USE IF OUTER PACKAGE IS OPENED OR BLISTER IS TORN OR BROKEN
- store at 25ºC (77ºF); excursions permitted between 15º-30ºC (59º-86ºF) see end flap for expiration date and lot number
Quoted from the official label, section “Storage and Handling”.
What kind of medicine it is
Alertness aid
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.
Other ingredients
Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.
corn starch, D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake, dextrates hydrated, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide
Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.
Questions about this product
1-800-426-9391
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Questions”.
Ingredients people check for
Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.
- Colour dyes
D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake; FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake
Some people react to dyes such as tartrazine (Yellow 5) or carmine.
Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.
Every version of this medicine (36)
The same active substance, strength and kind of form, from every company that sells it — with what each label lists.
Showing 36 of 36
- Stay AwakeThis oneWithout prescriptionCHAIN DRUG MARKETING ASSOCIATION INCColour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionAAA Pharmaceutical, Inc.Colour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionAllegiant HealthColour dyesTitanium dioxide
- Alert AidWithout prescriptionAmerisource BergenColour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionARMY AND AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICEColour dyes
- CaffeineWithout prescriptionAurohealth LLCColour dyesTitanium dioxide
- Awake Maximum StrengthWithout prescriptionBetter Living Brands, LLCNames none of these
- Stay Awake Maximum StrengthWithout prescriptionBetter Living Brands, LLCColour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionChain Drug Marketing Association, Inc.No ingredient list on the stored label
- CaffeineWithout prescriptionCVS Pharmacy, Inc.Names none of these
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionDISCOUNT DRUG MARTColour dyes
- AlertWithout prescriptionDOLGENCORP, LLCColour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionGeiss, Destin & Dunn Inc.Colour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionHarris TeeterColour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionKROGER COMPANYColour dyesTitanium dioxide
- Alert Alertness AidWithout prescriptionL.N.K. International, Inc.Colour dyes
- CaffeineWithout prescriptionLEADER/ Cardinal Health 110, Inc.Colour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionMarc Glassman, Inc.Colour dyesTitanium dioxide
- VivarinWithout prescriptionNavajo Manufacturing Company Inc.Colour dyesTitanium dioxide
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionPUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INCColour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionRETAIL BUSINESS SERVICES , LLC.Colour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionRite Aid CorporationColour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionSalado Sales, Inc.Colour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionShield Pharmaceuticals CorpLactoseColour dyesTitanium dioxide
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionStrategic Sourcing Services LLCColour dyes
- AlertWithout prescriptionTime Cap Labs, IncTitanium dioxide
- Awake Maximum StrengthWithout prescriptionTopco Associates, LLCNames none of these
- Topcare Stay Awake Maximum StrengthWithout prescriptionTopCo Associates, LLCColour dyesTitanium dioxide
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionUnited Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFIColour dyes
- Stay Awake Maximum StrengthWithout prescriptionUnited Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFINames none of these
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionVALU MERCHANDISERS COMPANYColour dyes
- VivarinWithout prescriptionVespyr Brands LLCColour dyesTitanium dioxide
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionWal-Mart Stores IncColour dyes
- Awake Maximum StrengthWithout prescriptionWalgreen CompanyNo ingredient list on the stored label
- CaffeineWithout prescriptionWalgreen CompanyColour dyes
- Stay AwakeWithout prescriptionWinCo Foods, LLCNo ingredient list on the stored label
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.
Medicine passport: one printable page to show a pharmacist abroad
European UnionNo exact match for this strength and form
CanadaNo exact match for this strength and form
Details
| Made by | CHAIN DRUG MARKETING ASSOCIATION INC |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Caffeine |
| Used in | Breathing, airways, allergies and cough |
| Strength | 200 mg |
| Form | Tablet |
| Route | Oral |
| Packs | 2 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON / 8 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACK |
| NDC | 63868-114 |
Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician
Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).
Other strengths and forms
20 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.
- Tablet17 products
200 mg17
200 mg · 17 companies
- AAA Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- ARMY AND AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE
- CHAIN DRUG MARKETING ASSOCIATION INC · this page
- Chain Drug Marketing Association, Inc.
- DISCOUNT DRUG MART
- Geiss, Destin & Dunn Inc.
- Harris Teeter
- KROGER COMPANY
- Tablet, Coated3 products
200 mg3
200 mg · 3 companies
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.