Question 1

does children's nighttime cold and flu medicine have alcohol in it?

Accepted Answer

Some do read  label: Some do contain alcohol, you should read the label.

Question 2

do medicine used to treat cold and flu  duch as xylometazoline, neutralize the effect of prostate medications.

Accepted Answer

YES: Many decongestants can cause bladder neck tightness and counteract prostate medications. Talk to your doctor to see if it is safe to stop the decong. Or change to one with less side effects.

Question 3

i have had cold/flu  like symptoms for a week and my pharmasist suggested that i take theraflu sever cold and flu medicine.. i still have these symptoms after a week of taking the medication. what should i take?

Accepted Answer

One : One week is a long time to have cold/flu symptoms. Over-the-counter medications help symptoms but don't actually treat a virus or bacteria.  With one week of symptoms, consideration for an evaluation with your doctor would be reasonable.   If you have any fever, vision problems, sinus pain, productive cough, chest pain, or shortness of breath you must be immediately evaluated.

Question 4

how many hours apart can you drink the equate day time cold medicine and the night time cold and flu medicine and i had another question about another medicine it was about the claritin medication it was how many of those pills can you take in a day ?

Accepted Answer

Hard to guess: Claritin (loratadine) is a once-a-day medication, and does wear off somewhat by night time. Regarding cold medications for example... if Nyquil, with its own antihistamine, is taken at night time, a person would be taking 2 antihistamines, which may or may not be a problem. Each person is different. His doctor can evaluate to see if there anything serious going on.

Question 5

hello, i been taking tylenol because i have the flu as well as an antiviral medicine. i have to take an hcg test. how long do i have to wait for that medication to leave my body?

Accepted Answer

: No. You can take a blood or urine test for HCG while you are on these medications.

Question 6

hi. can i take non-drowsy allergy relief and nighttime cold and flu medicine at the same time? i have a runny nose, sneezing, cough, and ear pain.

Accepted Answer

Nighttime cold &amp; flu: medicine should be enough, most of them already contain an antihistamine in the ingredients, so no need to add a non-drowsy allergy medicine. Read the labels carefully, rest, fluids, salt water gargles and saline nasal washes, if no improvement soon, especially ear pain, see your doctor, also stop smoking if you are, and avoid being around smokers, best wishes

Question 7

what flu drugs contain pseudoephedrine?

Accepted Answer

See below please: Sudafed congestion, sudafed 12 hour, sudafed 24 hour, sudafed triple action and sudafed 12 hour pressure and pain.
Advil allergy sinus.
Adult strength advil (ibuprofen) allergy sinus caplets and cold and sinus liquigels/caplets contain pseudoephedrine. 
Aleve-d
claritin-d contains a combination of Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine in tablet form.

Question 8

i just got diagnosed with the viral flu. but tonight i'm starting to feel almost as though i'm on drugs my head is all foggy i'm on no drugs at all.

Accepted Answer

Body aches all over: Flu causes many symptoms and as a result makes you feel terrible. Make sure you stay hydrated for quicker healing.

Question 9

my baby is 8 month of age she  have flu and cough, what type of drugs can i give her?

Accepted Answer

Aniviral: Your doctor can give her tamiflu (oseltamivir) if its really flu and not an upper respiratory infection.

Question 10

what drugs treat avian flu and how?

Accepted Answer

Antivirals: Such as oseltamivir and others, along with antiinflammatories and other agents to relieve symptoms.

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Does children's nighttime cold and flu medicine have alcohol in it?

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Do medicine used to treat cold and flu duch as xylometazoline, neutralize the effect of prostate medications.

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I have had cold/flu like symptoms for a week and my pharmasist suggested that i take theraflu sever cold and flu medicine.. i still have these symptoms after a week of taking the medication. what should i take?

A member asked:

How many hours apart can you drink the equate day time cold medicine and the night time cold and flu medicine and i had another question about another medicine it was about the claritin medication it was how many of those pills can you take in a day ?

A member asked:

Hello, i been taking tylenol because i have the flu as well as an antiviral medicine. i have to take an hcg test. how long do i have to wait for that medication to leave my body?

A member asked:

Hi. can i take non-drowsy allergy relief and nighttime cold and flu medicine at the same time? i have a runny nose, sneezing, cough, and ear pain.

A member asked:

What flu drugs contain pseudoephedrine?

A member asked:

I just got diagnosed with the viral flu. but tonight i'm starting to feel almost as though i'm on drugs my head is all foggy i'm on no drugs at all.

A member asked:

My baby is 8 month of age she have flu and cough, what type of drugs can i give her?

A member asked:

What drugs treat avian flu and how?

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