Tagamet and Tylenol Cold Relief
Determining the interaction of Tagamet and Tylenol Cold Relief and the possibility of their joint administration.
In the database of official manuals used in the service creation an interaction registered by statistical results of studies was found, which can either lead to negative consequences for the patient health or strengthen a mutual positive effect. A doctor should be consulted to address the issue of joint drug administration.
Consumer:Consumer information for this minor interaction is not currently available. Some minor drug interactions may not be clinically relevant in all patients. Minor drug interactions do not usually cause harm or require a change in therapy. However, your healthcare provider can determine if adjustments to your medications are needed.
Professional:Animal studies and some limited human studies have suggested that cimetidine may decrease the potential hepatotoxic effects of acetaminophen. The mechanism may be related to reductions in the rate at which reactive intermediate metabolites are formed. Not all studies have confirmed the occurrence of this interaction. No alterations in dosage are necessary.
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Generic Name: acetaminophen / diphenhydramine
Brand name: Aceta-Gesic, Coricidin Night Time Cold Relief, Excedrin PM, Headache Relief PM, Legatrin PM, Mapap PM, Midol PM, Night Time Pain, Pain Relief PM Extra Strength, Percogesic Extra Strength, Tylenol Cold Relief Nighttime, Tylenol PM, Tylenol Sore Throat Nighttime, Unisom with Pain Relief, Tylenol Extra Strength PM, Bayer Select Max Strength Night Time Pain, Genapap PM, Excedrin PM Caplet, Sominex Pain Relief Formula, Tylenol Severe Allergy Caplet, Anacin PM. Aspirin Free, Tylenol Extra Strength PM Vanilla, Tylenol Cold Relief Caplet, Tylenol Cold Relief Nighttime Caplet, Tylenol Extra Strength PM Rapid Release Gelcaps, Excedrin PM Express, Percogesic Original Strength, Tylenol Cold Relief, Tylenol Severe Allergy
Synonyms: Acetaminophen and diphenhydramine
In the course of checking the drug compatibility and interactions, data from the following reference sources was used: Drugs.com, Rxlist.com, Webmd.com, Medscape.com.
- Tagamet-Tylenol Cold Relief Nighttime
- Tagamet-Tylenol Cold Severe Congestion
- Tagamet-Tylenol Cough/Sore Throat (Acetaminophen and Dextromethorphan Liquid)
- Tagamet-Tylenol Cough/Sore Throat (Acetaminophen, Dextromethorphan, and Doxylamine Liquid)
- Tagamet-Tylenol Infants
- Tagamet-Tylenol Junior
- Tylenol Cold Relief-Tagamet HB
- Tylenol Cold Relief-Tagraxofusp
- Tylenol Cold Relief-Tagraxofusp-erzs
- Tylenol Cold Relief-Tagrisso
- Tylenol Cold Relief-Take Action
- Tylenol Cold Relief-Talacen