Comparing Acetaminophen / Butalbital vs Acetaminophen / Butalbital / Caffeine
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Prescription only
Butalbital/acetaminophen 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 sedation... View more |
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 |
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Acetaminophen / butalbital has an average rating of 9.4 out of 10 from a total of 19 ratings on Drugs.com. 95% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine has an average rating of 8.7 out of 10 from a total of 265 ratings on Drugs.com. 85% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 8% 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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| Allzital, Axocet, Bucet, Bupap, Butex Forte, Cephadyn, Dolgic, Phrenilin Forte (old formulation) | Anolor 300, Capacet, Fioricet, Phrenilin Forte, Vanatol LQ, Vanatol S, Vtol LQ, Zebutal | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
35 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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 651 drugs are known to interact with Acetaminophen / butalbital:
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A total of 716 drugs are known to interact with Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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October 19, 1984 |
November 09, 1984 |
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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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