Compare Alka-Seltzer Plus Day Cold And Flu vs. Robitussin DM
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Relieves cold and flu symptoms.
Alka-Seltzer Plus Day Cold And Flu (Acetaminophen / Dextromethorphan / Phenylephrine) is good for multiple cold symptoms, but it's more medicine than you need if you only have one symptom.
Breaks up mucus and relieves cough.
Robitussin Dm (Guaifenesin / Dextromethorphan) is okay for loosening congestion in your chest and throat, but it could prevent you from coughing the mucus up. You have to take it more often than other guaifenesin products.
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3.7/ 5 average rating with 724 reviewsforRobitussin DM
Upsides
- Alka-Seltzer Plus Day Cold And Flu (Acetaminophen / Dextromethorphan / Phenylephrine) is a combination medicine that relieves multiple cold symptoms. It's good to use if you have a stuffy nose, a cough, fever, 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.
- The pain reliever (acetaminophen) is easier on your stomach and has fewer drug interactions than to other pain medications like aspirin or ibuprofen.
- Robitussin Dm (Guaifenesin / Dextromethorphan) is a combination medicine that relieves multiple cold symptoms. It's good to use if you have chest congestion and a cough.
- Helps loosen the mucus and phlegm that builds up and causes productive, wet coughs.
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.
- To avoid hurting your liver, you need to keep track of the total amount of acetaminophen (APAP) you are taking since it is a very common ingredient in pain and cold/flu combination medicines.
- Robitussin Dm (Guaifenesin / Dextromethorphan) isn’t useful if you have a dry cough without mucus or phlegm.
- The two medications in this product could potentially work against each other. Guaifenesin makes mucus easier to cough up, while dextromethorphan (the "DM" in Robitussin Dm (Guaifenesin / Dextromethorphan)) stops you from coughing.
- Needs to be taken more often during the day than other products with guaifenesin, like Mucinex.
- Can cause sleepiness, dizziness, and an upset stomach.
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- Liquid
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724 reviews so far
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saidit'sworth it
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saiditworked well
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saidit'sa big hassle
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Leave a reviewSide effects
The Alka-Seltzer Plus Day Cold And Flu (Acetaminophen / Dextromethorphan / Phenylephrine) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
The Robitussin Dm (Guaifenesin / Dextromethorphan) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
Risks and risk factors
- Liver damage
- Drinking more than 2 alcoholic beverages a day
- Taking with other Tylenol-containing medicines
- History of liver disease
- High blood pressure
- History of high blood pressure
- Taking MAO inhibitors
- Chronic cough from an infection
- History of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- History of smoking
- Serotonin syndrome
- Using other medications that affect serotonin
- Nausea and vomiting
- Serotonin syndrome
- Using other medications that affect serotonin
- Cough warning