OTC Allergy Medication Table

Over-the-Counter Allergy Medication Table - for Parents and Teens

Common Products	Generic Ingredient	Symptoms Treated	Side Effects
Benadryl Tylenol Flu Nighttime Products	Diphenhydramine	Sneezing Itchy throat Itchy ears	Drowsiness Dry mouth Urinary retention
Chlor-Trimetron Comtrex Actifed Contac TheraFlu Triaminic	Chlorpheniramine	Sneezing Itchy throat Itchy ears	Drowsiness Dry mouth Urinary retention
Dimetapp	Brompheniramine	Sneezing Itchy nose Itchy throat Itchy ears	Drowsiness Dry mouth Urinary retention
Tavist	Clemastine	Sneezing Itchy nose Itchy throat Itchy ears	Drowsiness Dry mouth Urinary retention
Tylenol Flu NightTime Alka-Seltzer Plus NightTime	Doxylamine	Sneezing Itchy nose Itchy throat Itchy ears	Drowsiness Dry mouth Urinary retention
Sudafed Actifed Comtrex	Pseudoephedrine	Congestion Sinus pain Post-nasal drip Cough due to post-nasal drip	Palpitations Insomnia Nervousness
Afrin Neo-Synephrine Vicks Sinex	Phenylephrine	Congestion Sinus pain	Headaches if used too long. Can become addicting to the nasal mucosa.
Topical Decongestant Afrin Original Nasal Spray Neo-Synephrine 12 Hour	Oxymetazoline	Congestion Sinus pain	Headaches and if used too long. Can become addicting to the nasal mucosa.
Visine Napchon Vasocon	Oxymetazoline Naphazoline Eye Drops	Red, irritated eyes due to allergy or irritation	Eye drops have minimal major side effects if used properly.
Naphcon-A	Pheniramine Eye Drops	Itchy eyes due to allergy	Eye drops have minimal major side effects if used properly

(Source of this table: My pharmacist, Don K, RPH - who made this chart up for Cool Nurse.)

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