Actifed Cold And Sinus
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is this med just like actifed cold and allergy

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A month of trying different meds & research and here is what I found: (Here is my 2nd solution)

(Beware Canada brand names do not always carry same ingredient list as same brand names in other contries: ie Brand X in USA and Canada may contain different ingredient list. )

I live in Canada so I checked the DIN (drug id no) of some old stock of Actifed to ensure combination of drugs used in Actifed. Actifed in Canada = DIN 02238302= Triprolidine hydrochloride 2.5 mg and Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 60 mg.

Novo- Pheniram (Target brand) is composed of Chlorpheiramine maleate. (4 mg) "Chlorphenamine is part of a series of antihistamines ..... (its) derivatives and others .... dipheniramine (also known as triprolidine with the trade name Actifed)..."

I have been trying different meds in combination to try to mimic Actifed.. and low and behold.. Novo-Pheniram + Aerious or ENTREX (Guardian brand) . ENTREX & Areius contain Pseudoephedine (120 mg) . So I dug some more and then I found that triprolidine (a.k.a dipheniramine) derivative = Chlorphenamine. (Case solved for me).

Co-Actifed is available in Canada by prescription and contains Actifed 's ingredients + Codeine (more codeine than Tylenol-2's).

Citations:
1) hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/pubs/nihb-ssna/_drug-med/2011-additions-spring-summer-ajouts-printemps
2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorphenamine
3) Target (Canada) pharmacy

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Hi Tina,

I posted the active ingredients in each one of these medications so you could see the differences:

Actifed Cold And Sinus contains:
Acetaminophen + Pseudoephedrine + Triprolidine

Actifed Sinus Daytime contains:
Acetaminophen + Pseudoephedrine

Actifed Cold and Allergy contains:
Chlorpheniramine + Phenylephrine

As you can see, all three of these contain different ingredients depending on whether or not your primary focus is treating allergy symptoms and a cold or maybe just sinus related issues. But I'm sure each one of these brands can be used interchangeably to some degree if you are experiencing a bit of everything. In that regard, they are similar because they have similar ingredients used for a similar purpose; but no they are not exactly alike and shouldn't be treated the same.

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