Comparing Advil Cold And Sinus vs Mucinex
Advil Cold and Sinus (ibuprofen / pseudoephedrine) | Mucinex (guaifenesin) |
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Advil Cold and Sinus (ibuprofen / pseudoephedrine) | Mucinex (guaifenesin) |
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Over-the-counter
Prescribed for Sinus Symptoms. Advil Cold and Sinus may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Mucinex is an expectorant that helps thin mucus allowing it to be more easily cleared by coughing. It may also be used off-label to increase fertility in women with hostile mucus as the cause of... View more |
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More about Advil Cold and Sinus (ibuprofen / pseudoephedrine) | More about Mucinex (guaifenesin) | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Advil Cold and Sinus has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 31 ratings on Drugs.com. 74% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 23% reported a negative effect. |
Mucinex has an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from a total of 155 ratings on Drugs.com. 55% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 34% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Advil Cold and Sinus side effects |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Other ibuprofen / pseudoephedrine brands include: Advil Children's Cold, Advil Cold and Sinus Liqui-Gels, Dristan Sinus, Motrin Childrens Cold, Motrin Cold and Flu, Motrin IB Sinus, Motrin Sinus Headache | Other guaifenesin brands include: Air Power, Allfen Jr, Altarussin, Altorant, Amibid LA, Anti-Tuss, Aquamist, Balminil Expectorant, Beechams Veno's Expectorant, Beechams Veno's for Kids Chesty Cough, Benadryl Chesty Forte, Benylin E, Bidex-400, Breonesin, Bronchoril, Buckley's Chest Congestion, Calmylin Expectorant, Diabetic Expectorant, Diabetic Tuss, Diabetic Tussin Chest Congestion, Diabetic Tussin Mucus Relief, Dristan Chesty Cough, Dristan Chesty Cough Guaiphenesin, Drituss G, Duratuss G, Family Meltus Chesty Coughs, Fenesin, Fenesin IR, Fenex-LA, G Bid, Ganidin NR, Genatuss, GG 200 NR, GG-Cen, Giltuss Children's EX Expectorant, Giltuss EX Expectorant, Glytuss, Gua-SR, Guaiatussin, Guaibid-LA, Guaifen NR, Guaifenesin LA, Guaifenex G, Guaifenex LA, Guiacough, Guiadrine G-1200, Guiatuss, Help I Have Chest Congestion, Hill's Balsam Chesty Cough, Humavent LA, Humibid, Humibid E, Humibid Pediatric, Humigen LA, Hytuss, Junior Meltus Chesty Coughs with Catarrh, Junior Meltus Colour and Sugar Free Expectorant, Lemsip Cough Chesty, Mucaplex, Mucinex Children's Chest Congestion, Mucinex for Kids, Mucinex Maximum Strength, Mucobid-LA, Organ-1 NR, Refenesen Chest Congestion Relief, Robafen, Robitussin Mucus + Chest Congestion, Rompe Pecho EX, Scot-Tussin Expectorant, Siltuss DAS, Siltussin DAS, Siltussin DAS-NA, TabTussin 400, Tussin Expectorant, Tussin Mucus + Chest Congestion, Xpect View more | ||||||||||||||||
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
16 hours |
1 hour |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Prior To 30 Weeks Gestation
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
Starting At 30 Weeks Gestation See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 584 drugs are known to interact with Advil Cold and Sinus:
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No known drug interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
September 19, 1989 |
July 12, 2002 |
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WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
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