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I'm taking hydroxyzine hcl 25 mg. i have a sore throat and a massive headache. can i take ibuprofen or tylenol cold & flu?

Q: i'm taking hydroxyzine hcl 25 mg. i have a sore throat and a massive headache. can i take ibuprofen or tylenol cold & flu?

: Contact your physician ASAP. Have a throat culture to consider Strep, and also include PCR for COVID-19. The OTC items are unlikely to cure or fully control what is occurring currently.

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Contact your physician ASAP. Have a throat culture to consider Strep, and also include PCR for COVID-19. The OTC items are unlikely to cure or fully control what is occurring currently.

Answered 7/7/2021

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A member asked:

I'm taking hydroxyzine hcl 25 mg. i have a sore throat and a massive headache. can i take ibuprofen or tylenol cold & flu?

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