Know What’s in the
Medicines You Take |
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DOCTOR: PLEASE LOCATE AND MARK THE
MEDICATION YOU HAVE PRESCRIBED
Many over-the-counter (OTC) medications like Tylenol,
Excedrin, and store-brand products contain the same pain reliever found in your
prescription medicine. By combining your prescription medicine with one or more
of these products, you may be getting more than the recommended daily dose of
pain reliever. |
PRESCRIPTION PRODUCTS CONTAINING
ACETAMINOPHEN |
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If your doctor has
marked your prescription here... |
Acetaminophen and Codeine
Phosphate Oral Solution and Tablets
Anexsia®Tablets
APAP, Acetaminophen
Uniserts/Suppositories
Axocet®Capsules
Butalbital, Acetaminophen and Caffeine
Tablets
Capital®and Codeine Oral Suspension
Darvocet-N®100 Tablets
Endocet Tablets
Esgic®Capsules and Tablets, and
Esgic-Plus™ Tablets
Fioricet®Tablets
Hydrocet®Capsules
Hydrocodone Bitartrate and
Acetaminophen Tablets, Capsules, Elixir
Lorcet®Tablets, Capsules, HD, Plus
Lortab®Tablets and Elixir
Midrin®Capsules
Norco®Tablets
Norel Plus®Capsules |
Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Tablets
and Capsules
Pentazocine HCl & Acetaminophen
Tablets
Percocet®Tablets
Phenaphen®with Codeine Capsules
Phrenilin®Tablets, Forte Capsules
Propoxyphene HCl and Acetaminophen
Tablets
Propoxyphene Napsylate and
Acetaminophen Tablets
Roxicet™ Tablets, Caplets, Oral
Solution
Talacen®Caplets
Tylenol®with Codeine Tablets and
Elixir
Tylox®Capsules
Ultracet™ Tablets
Vicodin®, Vicodin ES®,
Vicodin HP®Tablets
Wygesic®Tablets
Zebutal®Capsules
Zydone®Tablets |
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NONPRESCRIPTION PRODUCTS CONTAINING
ACETAMINOPHEN |
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...examine this
list of nonprescription medicines for products you may be taking. Do not use
any of these OTC products with the prescription medicine marked by your
doctor.
3
Ask your doctor
about alternate medicines you can take. |
Actifed®: Cold &
Allergy, Sinus
Alka-Seltzer Plus®: All
Products
Anacin®: Aspirin Free
Formula
Benadryl®: Allergy Sinus
Headache; Severe Allergy & Sinus Headache
Comtrex®: All Products
Contac®: Severe Cold and Flu
Maximum Strength Caplets, Non-Drowsy Caplets, Day & Night Cold & Flu
Coricidin®: D Cold, Flu
& Sinus Tablets, HBP Cold & Flu Tablets
Dimetapp®: Non-Drowsy Flu
Syrup
Dristan®: Cold Multi-Symptom
Formula
Drixoral®: Allergy Sinus,
Cold & Flu Excedrin®: All Products
Feverall®: Suppositories
Goody’s® Powders: All
Products
Midol®: Maximum Strength
Menstrual Formula, Maximum Strength PMS Formula
NyQuil®/DayQuil®:
Cold/Flu Relief Liquid and LiquiCaps
Pamprin®: All Products
Percogesic®: All
Products |
Robitussin: Cold, Multi-Symptom
Cold & Flu, Multi-Symptom Honey Flu Liquid, Nighttime Honey Flu Liquid
Singlet®: Tablets
Sinutab® Sinus: Sinus
Allergy Medication Maximum Strength Formula
Sudafed®: Cold & Cough
Liquid Caps, Cold & Sinus Liquid Caps, Severe Cold Caplets and Tablets,
Sinus Caplets and Tablets
Tavist®: Sinus Non-Drowsy
Coated Caplets
TheraFlu®: All Regular and
Maximum Strength Caplets and Hot Liquid
Triaminic®: Cold, Cough
& Fever Liquid, Cough & Sore Throat Liquid, Cough & Sore Throat
Softchews
Tylenol®: Allergy Sinus
Formula, Severe Allergy; Arthritis Pain Extended Relief; Cold Formula, Cold
& Flu; Extra Strength Pain Reliever; Flu Formula; Maximum Strength Sore
Throat Adult Liquid; PM Pain Reliever/Sleep Aid; Regular Strength; Sinus;
Women’s Tylenol
Vanquish®: Caplets
Vicks®: Vicks 44M Cough,
Cold & Flu Relief Liquid and Liquicaps |
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Know What’s in the Medicines You
Take |
|
DOCTOR: PLEASE LOCATE AND MARK THE
MEDICATION YOU HAVE PRESCRIBED
Many over-the-counter (OTC) medications like Motrin,
Aleve, and store-brand products contain the same class of pain reliever found
in your prescription medicine. By combining your prescription medicine with one
or more of these products, you may be getting more than the recommended daily
dose of pain reliever. |
PRESCRIPTION PRODUCTS CONTAINING
NSAIDs* |
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*Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
1
If your doctor has
marked your prescription here... |
Alor®5/500 Tablets
Anaprox®Tablets, DS Tablets
Ansaid®Tablets
Arthrotec®
ASA w/Codeine
Butalbital, Aspirin, Caffeine, and
Codeine Phosphate Capsules
Carisoprodol and Aspirin Tablets
Cataflam®Tablets
Celebrex®Capsules
Choline Magnesium Trisalicylate
Tablets, Liquid
Clinoril®Tablets
Darvon®Compound-65, Pulvules®
Daypro®Caplets
Diclofenac Potassium Tablets
Diclofenac Sodium, XR Tablets
Disalcid™ Capsules and Tablets
Dolobid®Tablets
Easprin®Tablets
EC-Naprosyn®Delayed Release-Tablets
Endodan Tablets
Equagesic®Tablets
Feldene Capsules
Fiorinal and Fiorinal w/Codeine
Capsules
Flurbiprofen Tablets
Ibuprofen Tablets 400/600/800 mg
Indocin®Capsules, I.V., Oral
Suspension, Suppositories
Indomethacin, SR Capsules, Suspension
Ketoprofen Tablets
Lodine®Capsules, Tablets, XL
Extended-Release Tablets
Lortab®ASA Tablets |
Methocarbamol and Aspirin Tablets
Mobic®Tablets
Motrin®Tablets 400/600/800 mg
Nalfon®Capsules
Naprelan®Tablets
Naprosyn®Suspension, Tablets
Naproxen Sodium Tablets
Norgesic™ and Norgesic™ Forte
Tablets
Orphenadrine Citrate, Aspirin and
Caffeine Tablets
Orudis®Capsules
Oruvail®Extended-Release Capsules
Oxycodone and Aspirin Tablets
Pentazocine HCl and ASA
Percodan®Tablets
Piroxicam Capsules
Ponstel®Capsules
Propoxyphene Hydrochloride, Aspirin and
Caffeine Capsules
Relafen®Tablets
Robaxisal®Tablets
Soma®Compound and Soma®Compound
w/Codeine Tablets
Sulindac®Tablets
Synalgos®-DC Capsules
Talwin®Compound Caplets
Tolectin®200 and 600 Tablets, DS
Capsules
Tolmetin Sodium Tablets, Capsules
Toradol®IM, IV Injection and
Tablets
Trilisate®Liquid and Tablets
Vicoprofen®Tablets
Voltaren®and Voltaren®-XR
Tablets |
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NONPRESCRIPTION PRODUCTS CONTAINING
NSAIDs* |
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*Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. List
does not include low-strength adult aspirin therapy products.
2
...examine this
list of nonprescription medicines for products you may be taking. Do not use
any of these OTC products with the prescription medicine marked by your
doctor.
3
Ask your doctor
about alternate medicines you can take. |
Advil®: Cold and Sinus
Caplets and Tablets; Ibuprofen Tablets, Caplets, and Gel Caplets; Flu and Body
Ache Caplets; Migraine Liquigels
Aleve®: Tablets, Caplets,
and Gelcaps; Cold and Sinus Caplets
Alka-Seltzer®: Original,
Extra Strength, Cherry, and Lemon/Lime Effervescent Antacid and Pain Reliever;
Alka-Seltzer PM
Anacin®: Regular Strength,
Extra Strength Tablets
Bayer®: Genuine Aspirin
Tablets & Caplets, Extra Strength Plus Aspirin Caplets, Extra Strength PM
Aspirin Plus Sleep Aid, Extra Strength Arthritis Pain Regimen Formula, Extra
Strength Aspirin Caplets & Tablets, VANQUISH Caplets
BC®: Arthritis Strength
Powder, Allergy Sinus Cold Powder, BC Powder, Sinus Cold Powder |
Bufferin®: All Products
Dristan®: Sinus Pain Formula
Ecotrin®: Enteric Coated
Aspirin Regular Strength, Enteric Coated Aspirin Maximum Strength
Excedrin®: Extra Strength
Migraine Caplets, Geltabs, Tablets; Migraine Tablets
Goody's®: Body Pain Formula
Powder; Extra Strength Headache Powder; Extra Strength Pain Relief Tablets
Halfprin®: Tablets
Midol®: Maximum Strength
Cramp Formula Tablets
Motrin®: IB Caplets,
Tablets, and Gelcaps; IB Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer Tablets, Caplets, and
Gelcaps; Migraine Pain Caplets; Sinus/Headache Caplets
Orudis®: KT Tablets |
This office tool was made possible by an unrestricted
educational grant from McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, a
division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.
Copyright ©2002 American Academy of Family
Physicians |
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