Comparing Benadryl vs Vicks DayQuil Severe Cold & Flu
Benadryl | Vicks DayQuil Severe Cold & Flu |
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Benadryl (diphenhydramine) | Vicks DayQuil Severe Cold & Flu (acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / guaifenesin / phenylephrine) |
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Prescription and OTC
Benadryl 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 effect... View more |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Cold Symptoms, Influenza. Vicks DayQuil Severe Cold & Flu may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Cold Symptoms
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More about Benadryl (diphenhydramine) | More about Vicks DayQuil Severe Cold & Flu (acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / guaifenesin / phenylephrine) | ||||||||
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Benadryl has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 78 ratings on Drugs.com. 65% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: Benadryl side effects in more detail. |
See also: Vicks DayQuil Severe Cold & Flu side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
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Dosage Form(s) Available | |||||||||
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Brand Names | |||||||||
Other diphenhydramine brands include: Aler-Dryl, Aler-Tab, Aller-G-Time, Allergia-C, Allermax, Altaryl, Banaril, Banophen, Beldin, Belix, Ben-Tann, 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 | Other acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / guaifenesin / phenylephrine brands include: Adult Cold, Flu & Sore Throat, Alka-Seltzer Plus Day Severe Cold+Flu Hot Drink Mix, Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe Cold, Mucus & Congestion, Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe Cough, Mucus & Congestion Liquid Gels, Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe Sinus, Cold & Cough Liquid Gels, Cold & Cough PE Multi-Symptom, Cold Head Congestion, Cold Multi-Symptom Severe, ConRx Cold, Cough & Cold Relief, CounterAct Day, Decorel Forte Plus, Delsym Cough+ Cold Day Time, Mucinex Children's Cold, Cough & Sore Throat, Mucinex Children's FreeFrom Multi-Symptom Cold, Flu & Sore Throat, Mucinex Children's Multi-Symptom Cold & Fever, Mucinex Fast-Max Cold, Flu & Sore Throat, Mucinex Fast-Max Cold, Flu & Sore Throat Liquid Gels, Mucinex Fast-Max Day Time Severe Cold, Mucinex Fast-Max Severe Cold, Mucinex Fast-Max Severe Congestion & Cold, Mucinex Sinus-Max Pressure, Pain & Cough, Mucus Relief Complete, Mucus Relief Plus, Robitussin Severe Multi-Symptom Cough Cold + Flu, Rompe Pecho MAX, Sudafed PE Cold & Cough, Sudafed PE Head Congestion + Flu Severe, Sudafed PE Pressure+Pain+Cold, Suphedrine PE Cold & Cough, Tylenol Cold & Flu Severe, Tylenol Cold + Mucus Severe, Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom Severe, Tylenol Cough & Severe Congestion Daytime View more | ||||||||
Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
9.3 hours |
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CSA Schedule ** View glossary of 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 B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||
A total of 446 drugs are known to interact with Benadryl:
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A total of 563 drugs are known to interact with Vicks DayQuil Severe Cold & Flu:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||
March 04, 1946 |
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||
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** 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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