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Vicks is an American ___MASK27___ of over - the - counter medications owned by the American company Procter & Gamble . Vicks manufactures NyQuil and its morning sister medication , DayQuil . The Vicks ___MASK27___ also produces Formula 44 cough medicines , cough drops , Vicks VapoRub , and a number of inhaled breathing treatments . For much of its history , Vicks products were manufactured by the family - owned company Richardson - Vicks , Inc . , based in Greensboro , North Carolina . Richardson - Vicks , Inc . , was eventually sold to Procter & Gamble in 1985 . In Japan the product is distributed by Taisho pharmaceutical but is manufactured by P & G in India . In Belgium the product is imported by Procter & Gamble and is called `` Vicks '' . In German - speaking countries , the brandname Vicks was changed to Wick in order to avoid possible sexual connotations linked to Vicks or Vick . In Portuguese and Spanish - speaking countries , the ___MASK27___ name is changed to Vick . ___MASK19___ ( formerly Greensborough ) is a city in the U . S . state of North Carolina . It is the third - largest city by population in North Carolina and the county seat and largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 269 , 666 , and in 2015 the estimated population was 285 , 342 . Three major interstate highways ( Interstate 85 , Interstate 40 and Interstate 73 ) in the Piedmont region of central North Carolina were built to intersect at this city . The Piedmont Triad ( or simply the Triad ) is a north - ___MASK81___ region of the U . S . state of ___MASK36___ that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of ___MASK19___ , Winston - Salem , and ___MASK11___ . This close group or " triad " of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the United States and forms the basis of the ___MASK19___ - Winston - Salem - ___MASK11___ CSA . The area of the triad is approximately 5 , 954 square miles . The metropolitan area is connected by Interstates 40 , 85 , 73 , and 74 and is served by the Piedmont Triad International Airport . Long known as one of the primary manufacturing and transportation hubs of the southeastern United States , the Triad is also an important educational and cultural region and occupies a prominent place in the history of the American Civil Rights Movement . The Triad is not to be confused with the " Triangle " region ( Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill ), directly to the east . As of 2012 , the Piedmont Triad has an estimated population of 1 , 611 , 243 making it the 33rd largest CSA metropolitan area in the United States . Counties . As part of a redefining of metropolitan areas , the old ___MASK19___ - Winston - Salem - ___MASK11___ Metropolitan Statistical Area was broken up in 2003 into five separate areas  three Metropolitan Statistical Areas and two Micropolitan Areas . However , for all intents and purposes the region still functions as a single metropolitan area . Interstate 40 ( I - 40 ) is a major east - west Interstate Highway running through the south - ___MASK81___ portion of the United States generally north of Interstate 10 and Interstate 20 but south of Interstate 70 . The western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow , ___MASK63___ ; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U . S . Route 117 and ___MASK36___ Highway 132 in ___MASK92___ , ___MASK36___ . It is the third longest interstate in the United States , behind Interstate 80 and Interstate 90 . Much of the western part of I - 40 , from Oklahoma City to Barstow , parallels or overlays the historic U . S . Route 66 , east of Oklahoma City the route generally parallels U . S . Route 64 and U . S . Route 70 . I - 40 runs through many major cities including Raleigh , ___MASK36___ ; ___MASK65___ , Tennessee ; Memphis , Tennessee ; Little Rock , Arkansas ; Oklahoma City , Oklahoma ; Amarillo , Texas , and Albuquerque , New Mexico . Vicks VapoRub ointment is a mentholated topical cream . VapoRub is indicated for use on the chest , back and throat for cough suppression due to the common cold or on muscles and joints for minor aches and pains . Vicks VapoRub has also been used to treat mosquito bites . Users of VapoRub often apply it immediately before sleep . VapoRub was originally manufactured by the family - owned company ___MASK51___ - Vicks , Inc ., based in Greensboro , North Carolina . ___MASK51___ - Vicks was sold to Procter & Gamble in 1985 and is now known as Vicks . VapoRub is also currently manufactured and packaged in India and Mexico . In the German - speaking area ( the exception of Switzerland ) it is sold under the name " Wick VapoRub ". VapoRub continues to be Vicks ' s flagship product internationally , and the Vicks ___MASK27___ name is often used synonymously with the VapoRub product . Interstate 73 ( I - 73 ) is an intrastate Interstate Highway , located within the U . S . state of ___MASK36___ . It is part of a longer planned corridor , defined by various federal laws to run from ___MASK24___ , South Carolina , to Sault Ste . Marie , Michigan , but only the part south of West Virginia is under study as of 2012 . The corridor passes through the states of South Carolina , ___MASK36___ , Virginia , West Virginia , Ohio , and Michigan . Ohio and Michigan do not plan to build any part of the highway , as the I - 73 corridor in both of these states is already served by existing freeways or 4 - lane highways that will eventually be upgraded to freeways . West Virginia is building its section , mostly along U . S . Highway 52 , as a four - lane divided highway , but not meeting the Interstate Highway standards . On the other hand , ___MASK36___ and South Carolina have built sections and Virginia plans to build its part . Thus Interstate 73 will , once scheduled projects are completed , run from South Carolina to Roanoke , Virginia , where it will end at Interstate 81 . Associated with these plans are those for the extension of Interstate 74 from ___MASK25___ to ___MASK24___ , with several highway overlaps contemplated . Interstate 85 ( I - 85 ) is a major interstate highway in the ___MASK57___ . Its current southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 65 in Montgomery , Alabama ; its northern terminus interchanges with Interstate 95 in Petersburg , Virginia , near Richmond . It is nominally north - south , but physically mostly northeast - southwest . While most interstates that end in a five are cross - country routes , I - 85 is mainly a regional route , serving five southeastern states . Major metropolitan areas served by I - 85 include the Greater Richmond Region in Virginia , the Research ___MASK60___ , Piedmont Triad , and Metrolina regions of ___MASK36___ , Upstate South Carolina , the Atlanta metropolitan area in Georgia , and the Montgomery metropolitan area in Alabama . A U . S . state is a constituent political entity of the ___MASK75___ . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types of court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). ___MASK4___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK4___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South ___MASK35___ . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK4___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK4___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Vicks NyQuil is a ___MASK27___ of over - the - counter medication manufactured by Procter & Gamble intended for the relief of various symptoms of the common cold . All medications within the NyQuil imprint contain sedating antihistamines , hypnotics , and / or alcohol , and are intended to be taken before sleep . Its daytime counterpart is antihistamine free DayQuil , formulated to avoid drowsiness . NyQuil is also used as sleep aid . NyQuil was first marketed in the United States in 1966 . Its name may be a portmanteau of " nighttime tranquility ". ___MASK13___ (, modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States , is a federal republic in the southern half of North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Guatemala , Belize , and the ___MASK97___ Sea ; and to the east by the Gulf of ___MASK13___ . Covering almost two million square kilometers ( over 760 , 000 sq mi ), ___MASK13___ is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world . With an estimated population of over 120 million , it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish - speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America . ___MASK13___ is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city . Other metropolises include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , ___MASK85___ , Tijuana and León . A county seat is an administrative center , seat of government , or capital city of a county or civil parish . The term is used in the United States , ___MASK62___ , Romania , China and Taiwan . In the ___MASK2___ and Ireland , county towns have a similar function . ___MASK36___ is a state in the southeastern region of the United States . The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south , Tennessee to the west , Virginia to the north , and the Atlantic Ocean to the east . ___MASK36___ is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the U . S . states . The state is divided into 100 counties . The capital is Raleigh . The most populous municipality is Charlotte , and it is the second largest banking center in the United States after ___MASK12___ City . ___MASK84___ , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in ___MASK86___ . It consists of 26 cantons , and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities . The country is situated in Western - Central ___MASK86___ , and is bordered by Italy to the south , ___MASK68___ to the west , ___MASK10___ to the north , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east . ___MASK84___ is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the Jura , spanning an area of . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory , the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau , where the largest cities are to be found : among them are the two ___MASK95___ cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva .