Comparing Chlorpheniramine / Phenylephrine vs Sudafed Congestion
| Chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine | Sudafed Congestion (pseudoephedrine) |
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| Chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine | Sudafed Congestion (pseudoephedrine) |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Allergic Rhinitis, Cold Symptoms. Chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Nasal Congestion. Sudafed Congestion may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine | More about Sudafed Congestion (pseudoephedrine) | ||||||||||||||||
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Chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine has an average rating of 9.4 out of 10 from a total of 11 ratings on Drugs.com. 91% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Sudafed Congestion has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 16 ratings on Drugs.com. 69% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% 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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View all Sudafed Congestion side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
N/A |
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| Acta-Tabs PE, Actifed Cold and Allergy, Allan Tannate Pediatric, Allerest PE, AlleRx, BP Allergy JR, C Phen, C Phen Drops, Cardec, Cardec Drops, Ceron, Ceron Drops, Chlor-Mes Jr, ChlorTan D, CP Dec, CP Dec Drops, Dallergy Drops, Dallergy JR, Dec-Chlorphen, Dec-Chlorphen Drops, Ed A-Hist, Ed A-Hist LA, Ed ChlorPed D, Giltuss D Allergy & Congestion, Histadec, Histatab Plus, NoHist LQ, Novahistine, Nuhist, Phenagil, Rhinatate-NF, Ricobid NR, Sinus & Allergy PE, Sudafed PE Sinus & Allergy, Suphedrine PE Sinus & Allergy, Triaminic Cold & Allergy View more | Other pseudoephedrine brands include: 12 Hour Decongestant, 12 Hour Nasal Decongestant, Afrinol, Allermed, Cenafed, Children's Dimetapp Decongestant Infant, Chlor-Trimeton Nasal Decongestant, Contac Cold, Decofed, Decofed Liquid, Drixoral Decongestant Non-Drowsy, Efidac, Elixsure Decongestant, Entex, Genaphed, nasofed, Nexafed Nasal Decongestant, Novafed, Silfedrine, Sudafed 12-Hour, Sudafed 24-Hour, SudoGest, SudoGest 12 Hour, Suphedrin, Suphedrine, Zephrex-D 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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30 hours |
16 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 N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 495 drugs are known to interact with Chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine:
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A total of 220 drugs are known to interact with Sudafed Congestion:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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N/A |
N/A |
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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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