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Advil Cold and Sinus Caplets description. Decongestant and analgesic combinations are taken by mouth to relieve sinus and nasal congestion (stuffy nose) and headache of colds, allergy, and hay fever. Decongestants, such as phenylephrine, and pseudoephedrine produce a narrowing of blood vessels. This leads to clearing of nasal congestion, but it may also cause an increase in blood pressure in patients who have high blood pressure. Analgesics, such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and salicylates (e. g. , aspirin, salicylamide), are used in these combination medicines to help relieve headache and sinus pain. Acetaminophen and salicylates may cause kidney damage or cancer of the kidney or urinary bladder if large amounts of both medicines are taken together for a long time. However, taking the recommended amounts of combination medicines that contain both acetaminophen and a salicylate for short periods of time has not been shown to cause these unwanted effects. These medicines are available without a prescription. However, your doctor may have special instructions on the proper dose of these medicines for your medical condition.
Some brand names: - Actifed Sinus Daytime - Actifed Sinus Daytime Caplets - Advil Cold and Sinus - Advil Cold and Sinus Caplets - Allerest No-Drowsiness Caplets - Coldrine - Contac Allergy/Sinus Day Caplets - Decongestants and Analgesics - Dristan Cold Caplets - Dristan N.D. Caplets - Dristan N.D. Extra Strength Caplets |