Comparing Acetaminophen / Butalbital / Caffeine vs Diclofenac
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Prescription only
Acetaminophen/butalbital/caffeine may be used for the short-term treatment of tension-type headaches; however, it is not a first-choice medicine because it is potentially habit-forming and causes... View more |
Prescription only
Diclofenac is an effective medicine for relieving pain but may be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal side effects compared with some other NSAIDs. Prescribed... View more |
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| More about Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine | More about Diclofenac | ||||||||||||||||
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Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine has an average rating of 8.7 out of 10 from a total of 260 ratings on Drugs.com. 84% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 8% reported a negative effect. |
Diclofenac has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 695 ratings on Drugs.com. 67% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% 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 |
Lower cost generic |
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| Anolor 300, Capacet, Fioricet, Phrenilin Forte, Vanatol LQ, Vanatol S, Vtol LQ, Zebutal | Cambia, Cataflam, Lofena, Voltaren, Xiclo, Zipsor, Zorvolex | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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35 hours |
1.8 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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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 713 drugs are known to interact with Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine:
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A total of 444 drugs are known to interact with Diclofenac:
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November 09, 1984 |
July 28, 1988 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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