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Actifed allergy
Actifed is a antihistamine / nasal decongestant. An allergy occurs when your body’s immune system creates antibodies to a foreign substance causing a reaction that can be mild to severe. For potential adverse effects see: https://www.drugs.com/actifed.html
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What is the definition or description of: Actifed allergy?
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Actifed allergy medicine and ginger ale ok at same time?
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How much actifed or sudafed needs to be taken to test positive for meth? I take actifed for allergies and have tested positive before.
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Can I take sleeping tablets with actifed?
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Can I use rhinathiol expectorant and actifed tablet?
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A 30-year old asked:
Why would pseudoephedrine (found in actifed) make me drowsy?
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What makes pseudoephedrine (found in actifed) make you drowsy?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can an antihistamine like actifed kill you if you take too many at one time?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Yesterday i took zyrtec, but today i took actifed...Any possible harm resulting in the interactions between these two?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is there a generic actifed?
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What are the alternatives for actifed?
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A 48-year old asked:
What was the active ingredient in actifed before it was reformulated?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can I use actifed and predo at same time coz having flu and croop?
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A 49-year old male asked:
My 6 month old daughter has been prescribed 1ml of Actifed, but we aren't sure if this is safe.
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A 35-year old female asked:
Sorry the phone dictionary changed the word. Can I take actifed cold medicine while trying to conceive?
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A 64-year old male asked:
Im looking to purchase Actifed or a generic over the counter medicine. Im wanting to buy the original formula pseudoephedrine HCL and tripoldine HCL?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Actifed overdose?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are side effects of taking actifed more often than prescribed?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is it safe to have a actifed 3.5 hours after you had a tylenol (acetaminophen)?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have a cold and started Actifed yellow syrup. It makes me sleepy so today I tried Snip. Should I continue taking both or 1 of them? thanks
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the risk of long term daily use of actifed?
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Can using actifed cause sleep paralysis and night terrors?
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A 47-year old male asked:
How many mgs of actifed or sudafed will show positive for meth in a ua?
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A 46-year old asked:
Achy sinuses and runny nose. Would actifed be good for this?
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A 17-year old male asked:
How to take actifed: 2 or 3 times a day ? If there' s a runny nose (cold symptoms )
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A 69-year old male asked:
I have chronic nasal congestion,most bothersome at night.Actifed has given me the best relief over the years, through it's various phases,otc,and up till now behind the counter requiring I.D. Walgreen has had it up till now.Where can I get it now?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Stopped the yellow actifed and now taking clarinase and avamys for allergic rhinitis. What can I do to recover faster?Take lemon water, chamomile, etc?
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A 59-year old male asked:
What med is comparable to actifed (pseudeofedrin) i had testicular cancer. I had a lymph node resection in the late 80's. I was told i would not be able to have children. But i had 3 children. My doctor at the time told me it was because of actifed. (
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A 61-year old male asked:
What would be a similar OTC medicine to Actifed and Sudafed that is effective. Those require a prescription now. Have Dimetaoo which helps a little, Mucinex made the sinus congestion worse with less drainage. Does heating pad, steam help much.
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