Comparing Aleve vs Doans Pills Extra Strength

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Aleve (naproxen)	Doans Pills Extra Strength (magnesium salicylate)	Enter another drug to compare

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Aleve (naproxen)	Doans Pills Extra Strength (magnesium salicylate)	Enter another drug to compare
Prescription and OTC Prescribed for Back Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Bursitis, Aseptic Necrosis, Muscle Pain, Chronic Myofascial Pain, Costochondritis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, Dysautonomia, Fever... View more	Prescription and OTC Prescribed for Inflammatory Conditions, Pain. Doans Pills Extra Strength may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.	Related suggestions Pain Tramadol Gabapentin Ibuprofen Acetaminophen Oxycodone Tylenol Popular comparisons Aleve vs ibuprofen Aleve vs naproxen Aleve vs Tylenol Aleve vs Advil
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Ratings & Reviews
Aleve has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 154 ratings on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 24% reported a negative effect.	Doans Pills Extra Strength has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from a total of 10 ratings on Drugs.com. 80% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 10% 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.
Pain (4.5%) Upset stomach (4.5%) Headaches (2.6%) Swelling (2.6%) Itching (1.9%) Nausea (1.9%) Stomach pain (1.9%) View all Aleve side effects	View all Doans Pills Extra Strength side effects
Drug Class
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs	Salicylates
Generic Availability
Lower cost generic approved	N/A
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance
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Dosage Forms
Oral capsule Oral tablet	N/A
Brand Names
Other naproxen brands include: Aflaxen, Aleve Back and Muscle Pain, All Day Pain Relief, All Day Relief, Anaprox-DS, Comfort Pac with Naproxen, EC-Naprosyn, Flanax Pain Reliever, Midol Extended Relief, Naprelan, Naprosyn, Naproxen Sodium DS, Pamprin All Day Relief View more	Other magnesium salicylate brands include: Bayer Select Backache Pain Formula, DeWitt's Pain Reliever, Doan's Pills, MST, Novasal, Nuprin Backache
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value.
18 hours	N/A
CSA Schedule ¹ View glossary of CSA terms
N Not a controlled drug Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.	N Not a controlled drug Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.
Pregnancy Category
C Category C Risk cannot be ruled out See the full pregnancy warnings document.	C Category C Risk cannot be ruled out
Drug Interactions
A total of 451 drugs are known to interact with Aleve: 99 major drug interactions (434 brand and generic names) 335 moderate drug interactions (1334 brand and generic names) 17 minor drug interactions (126 brand and generic names)	A total of 305 drugs are known to interact with Doans Pills Extra Strength: 24 major drug interactions (73 brand and generic names) 250 moderate drug interactions (1179 brand and generic names) 31 minor drug interactions (137 brand and generic names)
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions
Ask your doctor before using naproxen together with alcohol. Do not drink alcohol while taking... View more	Ask your doctor before using magnesium salicylate together with alcohol. Do not drink alcohol... View more
Disease Interactions
Asthma Fluid retention GI toxicity Rash Renal toxicities Thrombosis Sodium Anemia Hepatotoxicity Hyperkalemia Platelet aggregation inhibition	GI toxicity Renal dysfunction Reye's syndrome Hypermagnesemia Anemia Coagulation Dialysis G-6-PD deficiency Hepatotoxicity
First Approval Date
January 11, 1994	N/A
WADA Class View classifications
N/A	N/A
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Patient Resources
Aleve uses Advanced reading	Doans Pills Extra Strength uses
Professional Resources
Prescribing information	N/A
Related Treatment Guide
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