Mytussin DAC Alternatives Compared
| Mytussin DAC (codeine / guaifenesin / pseudoephedrine) | Mucinex 12HR Cold & Fever Multi-Symptom (dextromethorphan / guaifenesin / naproxen) | Benadryl (diphenhydramine) |
|
|---|
| Mytussin DAC (codeine / guaifenesin / pseudoephedrine) | Mucinex 12HR Cold & Fever Multi-Symptom (dextromethorphan / guaifenesin / naproxen) | Benadryl (diphenhydramine) |
|
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Cold Symptoms. Mytussin DAC may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Over-the-counter
Prescribed for Cold Symptoms. Mucinex 12HR Cold & Fever Multi-Symptom may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Benadryl is used to treat allergies, motion sickness, and to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's Disease (PD) in patients unable to tolerate more potent agents. It may also be used off-label to help... View more |
Related suggestions |
|||||||||
| More about (codeine / guaifenesin / pseudoephedrine) | More about Benadryl (diphenhydramine) | |||||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | ||||||||||||
|
Be the first to share your experience with this drug. |
Be the first to share your experience with this drug. |
Benadryl has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 82 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 22% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||||
|
View all 82 reviews |
||||||||||||
| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | ||||||||||||
|
View all side effects |
View all side effects |
|||||||||||
| Boxed Warnings A boxed warning is the most serious warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about drug effects that may be dangerous. | ||||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||
| Drug Class | ||||||||||||
| Generic Availability Learn more about brand vs generic drugs. | ||||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||
| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance. | ||||||||||||
|
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
|
||||||||||
| Dosage Forms | ||||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
|
||||||||||
| Brand Names | ||||||||||||
| Other codeine / guaifenesin / pseudoephedrine brands include: Ambifed CD, Ambifed CDX, Ambifed-G CD, Ambifed-G CDX, Biotussin DAC, Cheratussin DAC, Co-Histine Expectorant, Codafed, Codafed Pediatric, Codahistine Expectorant, Coditussin DAC, Cycofed Expectorant, Cycofed Pediatric Expectorant, Decohistine Expectorant, Deconsal C Expectorant, Deproist with Codeine, Dihistine, Dihistine Expectorant, Dihistine Expectorant with Codeine, Gua PC, Guaiatussin DAC, Guaifen DAC, Guaifenesin DAC, Guiatuss DAC, Guiatussin DAC, Lortuss EX, Tricode GF, Tusnel C, Virtussin DAC, Zodryl DEC View more |
N/A |
Other diphenhydramine brands include: Aler-Dryl, Aler-Tab, Aller-G-Time, Allergia-C, Allermax, Altaryl, Aurodryl Children's Allergy, 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, Dimetane Allergy Relief, 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 Tablets, 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 Learn about the half-life of a drug and how it is calculated. | ||||||||||||
|
16 hours |
18 hours |
9.3 hours |
||||||||||
| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | ||||||||||||
|
Multiple
The drug has multiple schedules. The schedule may depend on the exact dosage form or strength of the medication. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||||
| Pregnancy Category | ||||||||||||
|
Category C
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. |
Category B
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||||
| Drug Interactions | ||||||||||||
|
A total of 781 drugs are known to interact with Mytussin DAC:
|
A total of 869 drugs are known to interact with Mucinex 12HR Cold & Fever Multi-Symptom:
|
A total of 493 drugs are known to interact with Benadryl:
|
||||||||||
| Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||
| Disease Interactions | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| First Approval Date | ||||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
March 4, 1946 |
||||||||||
| WADA Class View classifications | ||||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
|||||||||||
| More Information | ||||||||||||
| Patient Resources | ||||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
|||||||||||
| Professional Resources | ||||||||||||
|
N/A |
||||||||||||
| Related Treatment Guide | ||||||||||||
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.
See also:
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.