Compare Rhinocort Aqua vs. Nyquil Cold And Flu
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Relieves nasal allergy symptoms.
Rhinocort Aqua (Budesonide) is a steroid nasal spray that works best when used regularly for your nasal allergy symptoms.
Relieves cold and flu symptoms, and helps you sleep.
Nyquil Cold And Flu (Acetaminophen / Dextromethorphan / Doxylamine) is a useful combination medicine that relieves cold and flu symptoms and will help you sleep. Make sure you really need all of its ingredients.
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3.8/ 5 average rating with 1188 reviewsforNyquil Cold And Flu
Upsides
- Rhinocort Aqua (Budesonide) lowers the number of nasal symptoms you'll get during allergy season.
- Most people don't have many side effects since it works in the nose and doesn't affect the rest of your body.
- Doesn't make you drowsy or dizzy.
- Nyquil Cold And Flu (Acetaminophen / Dextromethorphan / Doxylamine) is a combination medicine that relieves multiple cold symptoms. It's good to use if you have watery eyes, a cough, fever, and pain.
- The cough medicine (dextromethorphan) works well and has very few side effects.
- The pain reliever (acetaminophen) is easier on your stomach and has fewer drug interactions than other pain medications like aspirin or ibuprofen.
- The antihistamine (doxylamine) will help you sleep.
Downsides
- Needs to be used everyday to work, so it can't be used as needed.
- Can hace an unpleasant smell or taste.
- It's good for 120 sprays, but there isn't a counter to help you keep track of sprays.
- Can't be used in kids younger than age 6 years.
- Need a prescription to get Rhinocort Aqua (Budesonide).
- 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.
- You shouldn't use it if you have high blood pressure.
- To avoid hurting your liver, you have to keep track of the total amount of acetaminophen (APAP) you're taking since it's a very common ingredient in pain and cold/flu combination medicines.
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Dosage forms
- Nasal spray
- Pill
- Liquid
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Have you used Nyquil Cold And Flu (Acetaminophen / Dextromethorphan / Doxylamine)?
Leave a reviewSide effects
5possible side effects
- Epistaxis8%
- Pharyngitis4%
- Bronchospasm2%
- Coughing2%
- Nasal Irritation2%
The Nyquil Cold And Flu (Acetaminophen / Dextromethorphan / Doxylamine) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
Risks and risk factors
- Changes to your nose
- Long-term use
- Poor wound healing
- Surgery or trauma to the nose or sinuses
- Increased risk of infections
- Long-term use
- Untreated infections
- Glaucoma and cataracts
- Long-term use
- Withdrawal
- Long-term use
- Decrease in growth in children and teenagers
- Long-term use
- Taking more than recommended dose
- Liver damage
- Drinking more than 2 alcoholic beverages a day
- Taking with other Tylenol-containing medicines
- History of liver disease
- Serotonin syndrome
- Using other medications that affect serotonin
- Driving impairment
- Taking with alcohol
- Taking with other medicines that make you less alert
- Antihistamine side effects
- Age 65 years or older
- Glaucoma
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)