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Does sudafed contain aspirin

A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Arthur Heller
Gastroenterology 45 years experience
No, but...: Sudafed is a brand name for pseudoephedrine, a blood vessel constricter that decreases nasal congestion, but can raise heart rate, blood pressure, cau... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Selter
Pediatrics - Allergy & Asthma 39 years experience
Sudafed and aspirin: Technically Aspirin and sudafed/pseudoephedrine are not related. The problem is that there are many medications that carry the sudafed branded name-... Read More
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Dr. Brent Senior
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 33 years experience
Probably: Plain over the counter sudafed should be safe in the presence of allergy to aspirin. However, be careful, many cold and allergy decongestant pills in... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Lewis
53 years experience
No: Plain Pseudoephedrine does not contain aspirin...
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A 61-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bernstein Joel
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 62 years experience
No: Sudafed or pseudo-ephedrine is an Alpha agonist and acts only as a vaso-constrictor to shrink blood vessels and increase the opening of the nasal cavi... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brandon Maples
A Verified Doctoranswered
20 years experience
No: Motrin does not contain aspirin, but it is related to Aspirin (both are known as nsaids). You should not take full doses of Aspirin if you are taking... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
No: It is better for you to avoid aspirin, however, the dose and the circumstances under which you took the medication is not a cause for concern. Wish yo... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Curtis
- Select Specialities - 30 years experience
No: Aspirin alone does not contain caffeine. But medicines like bc powders, and goody powders have Aspirin and caffeine.
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
No: It contains no aspirin. It is capsaisin based.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ihab Ibrahim
Pain Management 31 years experience
Has Salicylic Acid: It is the main metabolite of aspirin.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rick Koch
Cardiology 24 years experience
No: But it is a powerful nsaid.
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