Afrin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)
Afrin has an average rating of 3.4 out of 10 from a total of 132 reviews on Drugs.com. 20% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 69% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Afrin
- Nose
- May 16, 2022
For Nasal Congestion "I ordered two nasal sprays from Walmart they substituted one of my original with an Afrin so I thought I would try it, within 30 seconds of using it my nose started to bleed, very concerning, about an hour later I used my equate nasal mist , which is what I normally use and with absolutely no issues, so I'm returning the Afrin to Walmart."
- Jacob...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- October 8, 2022
For Nasal Congestion "I always use Afrin but now I can't get the bottle open because I'm not smart enough. I simply do not know what press means on each side of the bottle. Are there going to be people with cameras recording the bottle for the public to view? I tried using my machete on it but now have a missing finger and not enough Afrin for that and my nose. I'll need to make another trip now to pick another one."
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- Anonymous
- December 31, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "You need to redesign the bottle cap now. What kind of idiots do you have working for you."
- PBano
- November 5, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "Bottle is too difficult to open; horribly designed!"
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- Anonymous
- February 10, 2020
For Nasal Congestion "The Afrin bottle won't open"
- Yoano
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 13, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "I am a health care professional and I have NEVER commented ever. Here at work in ED and 8 employees cannot open your new bottle design of Afrin. FAIL!"
- Brian
- September 24, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "Complete joke of a product. Who in their right minds would make a nasal spray so hard to open. Who in this company made this decision?"
- Anonymous
- March 30, 2012
For Nasal Congestion "This is my favorite cold/sinus medicine. It allows me to sleep at night. Doesn't give me that stuffed up feeling other medicines do."
- Bob
- April 16, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "3 of last 5 containers of Afrin I purchased would not open! This over a one year period, so Afrin is refusing to rectify the packaging defect. I will never purchase Afrin. How stupid can a company be?"
- Allison
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 28, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "Hey I can't even give a review on the product because I can't get to the stuff inside the bottle. Who made this bottle? I just wasted 10 dollars."
- Sadie
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 23, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "OMG. You should not have to watch videos and call help lines to open a product. This is the worst design ever. Packaging nightmare"
- Benso...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 7, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "No matter how I tried I could not open the Afrin bottle. My patient will have to use another product."
- Anonymous
- February 18, 2017
For Nasal Congestion "DO NOT EVER BUY AFRIN NASAL SPRAY. Until Bayer gets themselves together and makes a cap that actually comes off, do not waste your time and money with this product."
- amy
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 28, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "Can't open the bottle!!!! UGH!!!!"
- Anonymous
- Taken for 10 years or more
- November 29, 2022
For Nasal Congestion "Absolutely horrible packaging and so difficult to open...come on man!"
- Maggie
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- May 3, 2018
For Nasal Congestion "Afrin works fairly well when needed for congestion....but cap is impossible to remove easily....period! I may change products due to this issue...."
- Teddy...
- February 7, 2017
For Nasal Congestion "I guess Bayer dosen't give a damn about its consumers. There still selling the afrin with the bottle that can't be opened."
- Hate...
- February 19, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "This cap will not come off according to the directions! 2 pliers and metal cutters later...and a bloody hand....had the bottle open. Won’t buy the product again"
- Anonymous
- September 8, 2020
For Nasal Congestion "Destroyed the bottle trying to get it open. Would rate it "zero" if I could."
- sara
- February 20, 2017
For Nasal Congestion "Just like everyone else, can't get the cap off. Ridiculous. We'll see if it clears me up. I will probably go get something else since this just seems like a mess"
- Anonymous
- January 28, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "Whoever designed the bottle cap has no idea. Why l would they make it soo hard to open???"
- Hano
- February 8, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "Stupid child proof cap won’t come off"
- ginger
- April 10, 2018
For Nasal Congestion "Don't purchase they have a child proof lid on it that can't be opened. So annoyed - I have bad congestion, I have purchased this product and I can't get into the damn thing."
- Jerry
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 28, 2019
For Nasal Congestion "Could not open the nasal spray without damage to spray itself...The Afrin bottle is useless...."
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For Nasal Congestion "This does not work at all. Gives me maybe two minutes of relief then I’m fully congested again. Do not buy this product. The $2 WinCo brand works better for me and it’s a third of the price. I will never buy this again."