Comparing Orphenadrine vs Pseudoephedrine / Triprolidine
| Orphenadrine | Pseudoephedrine / triprolidine |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Muscle Spasm, Migraine, Headache. Orphenadrine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Allergic Rhinitis, Cold Symptoms. Pseudoephedrine / triprolidine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Orphenadrine | More about Pseudoephedrine / triprolidine | ||||||||
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Orphenadrine has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 83 ratings on Drugs.com. 60% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 28% reported a negative effect. |
Pseudoephedrine / triprolidine has an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 from a total of 25 ratings on Drugs.com. 80% 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. | |||||||||
View all Orphenadrine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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N/A |
A-Phedrin, Actacin, Actagen, Actedril, Allercon, Allerfrim, Allerfrin, Allerphed, Altafed, Aphedrid, Aprodine, Atridine, Atrofed, Atrogen, Biofed-PE, Ed A-Hist PSE, Genac, Hist-PSE, Hista-Tabs, Histafed, Vi-Sudo 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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16 hours |
N/A |
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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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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
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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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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 399 drugs are known to interact with Orphenadrine:
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A total of 493 drugs are known to interact with Pseudoephedrine / triprolidine:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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November 04, 1959 |
February 09, 1984 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
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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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