Comparing DayQuil/NyQuil Severe Cold And Flu vs Diphenhydramine
| DayQuil/NyQuil Severe Cold and Flu (acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / doxylamine / guaifenesin / phenylephrine) | Diphenhydramine |
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| DayQuil/NyQuil Severe Cold and Flu (acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / doxylamine / guaifenesin / phenylephrine) | Diphenhydramine |
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Over-the-counter
Prescribed for Cold Symptoms. DayQuil/NyQuil Severe Cold and Flu may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine that can be used to treat allergic reactions, relieve motion sickness, as a sleep aid, and relieve some symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Sedation is a common side... View more |
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Diphenhydramine has an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from a total of 541 ratings on Drugs.com. 43% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 40% 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. | |||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
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| Other acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / doxylamine / guaifenesin / phenylephrine brands include: Mucinex Fast-Max Day & Night, Mucinex Fast-Max Day Severe Cold and Night Cold & Flu, Mucinex Sinus-Max Day & Night | Aler-Dryl, Aler-Tab, Aller-G-Time, Allergia-C, Allermax, Altaryl, Aurodryl Children's Allergy, Banaril, Banophen, Beldin, Belix, Ben-Tann, Benadryl, Benadryl Allergy, Benadryl Children's Allergy, Benahist-10, Benahist-50, Benoject-50, Buckley's Bedtime, Bydramine, Calm-Aid, Complete Allergy Relief, Compoz Nighttime Sleep Aid, ConRx Allergy, Dicopanol, Diphedryl, Diphen, Diphen AF, Diphen Cough, Diphenadryl, Diphendryl, Diphenhist, Diphenmax, Diphenydramine Quick Melt, Diphenyl, Diphenylin, Dormin, DPH, Dytan, Dytuss, Genahist, Help I Can't Sleep, Histaprin, Hydramine, Hydramine Compound, Hydramine Cough Syrup, Hyrexin, Miles Nervine, Nytol, Nytol Caplet, Nytol QuickCaps, Pharbedryl, Scot-Tussin Allergy, Siladryl Allergy, Silphen Cough, Simply Sleep, Sleep Tab II, Sleep-ettes D, Sleepinal, Sleepwell 2-nite, Snooze Fast, Sominex, Sominex Maximum Strength Caplet, Trux-adryl, Twilite, Unisom Liquid, Unisom SleepGels, Unisom SleepMelts, Unisom SleepMinis, Valu-Dryl, Vanamine PD, Vicks QlearQuil Nighttime Allergy Relief, Z-Sleep, ZzzQuil View more | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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9.3 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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Summary unavailable. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 664 drugs are known to interact with DayQuil/NyQuil Severe Cold and Flu:
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A total of 448 drugs are known to interact with Diphenhydramine:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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March 04, 1946 |
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N/A |
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