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Afrin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

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

  • 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...."

2 / 10
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  • Buste...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 27, 2019

For Nasal Congestion "AFRIN IS TOTAL GARBAGE, non removable caps? how the DO YOU USE IT? Finally cut the cap off with sidecuts, used it once and my nose ran for almost twelve hours.TOTAL GARBAGE.."

1 / 10
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  • Ski...
  • June 7, 2016

For Nasal Congestion "Great product ....literally can't remove safety cap. It should be replaced asap or I'm sure customers will switch to a new brand. Great product....can't get it out of bottle."

9 / 10
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  • Nanbet
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 26, 2019

For Nasal Congestion "I will never buy Afrin again - I am returning it to store for refund - no way could I or my husband get it open!"

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • September 26, 2017

For Nasal Congestion "I love that the amount of negative reviews are because people don't know how to get the cap off lol. It's really not that hard people... afrin is wonderful."

10 / 10
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  • Dee
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 4, 2019

For Nasal Congestion "Can’t get the bottle open! Just like everyone else on here, I can’t use the product because I can’t get the bottle open! I will never buy a product from them again. Ever!"

1 / 10
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  • Afrin...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 3, 2017

For Nasal Congestion "Impossible to open. Don't buy it."

1 / 10
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  • Former...
  • June 11, 2018

For Nasal Congestion "Child proof top is absolutely ridiculous. It’s unopenable... I’m returning it to the store and buying a different product."

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 29, 2016

For Nasal Congestion "I can't open this bottle and will probably have to return it. It is so frustrating. It looks like many people are having this problem with the Afrin childproof caps."

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • February 15, 2018

For Nasal Congestion "Impossible to open this spray! Do not buy it!"

1 / 10
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  • Tom
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 8, 2021

For Nasal Congestion "When you purchase a bottle of Afrin they should give you a free pair of Vice Grips to remove the cap. Afrin package designers have to take the prize as the "Worst Ever""

1 / 10
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  • Ted
  • August 31, 2019

For Nasal Congestion "I've used this product before, but this new bottle is terrible. My family and I can't open this. How am I, who is sick, supposed to use it? I'm done. Bought while traveling so now am stuck."

1 / 10
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  • Afrin
  • May 28, 2022

For Nasal Congestion "Packaging is not the greatest. Could not take the cap off. Really needed nasal spray. Very disappointed in product."

1 / 10
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  • Sick...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 20, 2022

For Nasal Congestion "Cannot open the damn bottle. Paid for it to be delivered. Just want to breath. Don't have tools or patience or strength to get it open. Never never buying again."

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 13, 2016

For Nasal Congestion "Would not have bought a new bottle if I had known the new safety cap was nearly impossible to open. Will not buy again until the cap is redesigned"

1 / 10
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  • Rich
  • February 24, 2018

For Nasal Congestion "Child resistant cap impossible to remove for a person with arthritis. I finally got it off with pliers and a vice. Customer should be given a choice."

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  • CapWo...
  • February 4, 2018

For Nasal Congestion "I also could not get the cap off. This is absurd and ridiculous. I am writing three years after other people have posted they have the same problem."

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  • eli
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • November 25, 2015

For Nasal Congestion "Works when nothing else will. Every time."

10 / 10
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  • Capbu...
  • February 26, 2017

For Nasal Congestion "Take a pair of pliers after you purchase a new bottle and crack the red casing off. Clear top underneath will open and you will be able to breathe again."

6 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • March 20, 2019

For Nasal Congestion "What has happened to Afrin? I have used it for a long time and it always helps. I bought one and it doesn't work and the pump runs one out in a couple of days."

4 / 10
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  • newzee
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 2, 2019

For Nasal Congestion "Can't open the bottle!"

1 / 10
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  • Randy
  • March 20, 2019

For Nasal Congestion "Hard to judge the medication ... could not open it!!! Looked on line everyone seems to have the same problem. Not able to open it."

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • April 5, 2018

For Nasal Congestion "Terrible design of child proof cap!!!"

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 21, 2017

For Nasal Congestion " Afrin is great and it works in seconds. Just don't use it more than 3 days in a row or you'll be more stuffed up than you were before you started."

10 / 10
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  • Ryan...
  • April 8, 2016

For Nasal Congestion "The safety cap is very difficult to open. Tried for a half hour. Finally got it open...don't push down too hard!"

7 / 10
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