Compare Advil Allergy And Congestion Relief vs. Advil Cold And Sinus
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Relieves cold and allergy symptoms.
Advil Allergy And Congestion Relief (Chlorpheniramine / Ibuprofen / Phenylephrine) is an okay combination medicine to relieve pain and congestion. The antihistamine can make you sleepy and the decongestant can keep you awake, so it could affect you either way.
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3.6/ 5 average rating with 1437 reviewsforAdvil Allergy And Congestion Relief
Relieves sinus pain and congestion.
Advil Cold And Sinus (Ibuprofen / Pseudoephedrine) is a good combination medicine to relieve pain and congestion, but it's more medicine than you need if you only have one symptom.
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3.6/ 5 average rating with 1464 reviewsforAdvil Cold And Sinus
Upsides
- Advil Allergy And Congestion Relief (Chlorpheniramine / Ibuprofen / Phenylephrine) is a combination medicine that relieves multiple cold and allergy symptoms. It's good to use if you have a stuffy nose, sinus pressure, and pain.
- The decongestant (phenylephrine) has fewer side effects than other decongestants like pseudoephedrine. It doesn't raise your blood pressure and heart rate as much, or cause as much trouble falling asleep.
- Advil Cold And Sinus (Ibuprofen / Pseudoephedrine) is a combination medicine that relieves cold symptoms. It's good to use if you have congestion, sore throat, headache, or fever.
- Ibuprofen (a pain reliever) is more effective than acetaminophen at lowering fever and relieving sinus pain.
- Pseudoephedrine (a decongestant) clears nose congestion to help you breathe better.
Downsides
- If you don't really need all of the medications in this combination, you're taking extra medicine and might have extra side effects for no reason.
- Phenylephrine doesn't last as long as other decongestants like pseudoephedrine.
- You shouldn't use it if you have high blood pressure.
- The pain reliever (ibuprofen) can interact with other medications and make health problems like stomach bleeding and ulcers worse.
- It's not safe to take ibuprofen if you're pregnant since it increases the risk of heart defects in babies.
- If you don't need both of the medications in this combination, you'd be taking extra medicine and can have extra side effects for no reason.
- The pain reliever (ibuprofen) can interact with other medications and make health problems like stomach bleeding and ulcers worse.
- It's not safe to take ibuprofen if you're pregnant since it increases the risk of heart defects in babies.
- Pseudoephedrine, the decongestant in Advil Cold And Sinus (Ibuprofen / Pseudoephedrine), can make your heart race or make you feel anxious and restless.
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Reviews
1437 reviews so far
73%
saidit'sworth it
30%
saiditworked well
6%
saidit'sa big hassle
Have you used Advil Allergy And Congestion Relief (Chlorpheniramine / Ibuprofen / Phenylephrine)?
Leave a review1464 reviews so far
75%
saidit'sworth it
34%
saiditworked well
6%
saidit'sa big hassle
Have you used Advil Cold And Sinus (Ibuprofen / Pseudoephedrine)?
Leave a reviewSide effects
The Advil Allergy And Congestion Relief (Chlorpheniramine / Ibuprofen / Phenylephrine) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
The Advil Cold And Sinus (Ibuprofen / Pseudoephedrine) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
Risks and risk factors
- Stomach bleeding
- History of stomach bleeding or ulcers
- Age 60 years or older
- Taking aspirin, NSAIDs, or blood thinners
- Drinking more than 3 alcoholic beverages a day
- Driving impairment
- Taking with alcohol
- Taking other medicines that make you less alert
- Harm to fetus
- Women of childbearing age
- Lower kidney function
- Kidney disease
- Heart failure
- Liver disease
- Taking high blood pressure medications
- Age 65 years or older
- High blood pressure
- History of high blood pressure
- Heart attack or stroke
- History of heart problems
- Age 65 years or older
- Taking with aspirin
- Stomach bleeding
- History of stomach bleeding or ulcers
- Age 60 years or older
- Taking aspirin, NSAIDs, or blood thinners
- Drinking more than 3 alcoholic beverages a day
- Harm to fetus
- Women of childbearing age
- High blood pressure
- History of high blood pressure
- Lower kidney function
- Kidney disease
- Heart failure
- Liver disease
- Taking high blood pressure medications
- Age 65 years or older
- Heart attack or stroke
- History of heart problems
- Age 65 years or older
- Taking with aspirin