Alka Seltzer Pm

Aspirin, ASA + Diphenhydramine

Alka-Seltzer is an effervescent antacid and pain reliever first marketed by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company of Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Alka-Seltzer contains three active ingredients: aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) (ASA), sodium bicarbonate, and anhydrous citric acid.[1] The aspirin is a pain reliever and anti-inflammatory, the sodium bicarbonate is an antacid, and the citric acid reacts with the sodium bicarbonate and water to form effervescence.[2] It ...

is there anything on the market that use the same ingredents? i have been takin this for years now and they stoped it, to bad it was good. thanks charlie ## I have taken alka seltzer pm and Its better than any other pm product. Cant find anything like it ## I have found that taking CHILDREN'S STRENGTH Benadryl or generic form....just one teaspoon for me, has a wonderful "sweet dreams" effect....without the hangover feeling that full strength Benadryl leaves me with. Start first night with one teaspoon only....you could always "sip" a little more if necessary....but take it slow...all of a sudden it hits you.....for me, it has worked wonders.....especially as far as "the next day" effect....So many of my meds i have been prescribed, have horrible hangover effe...

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Can you take alka. Seltzer pm with hyxroxyzine. And labatole ## The Alka Seltzer Cold PM contains Phenylephrine as one of the active ingredients and it can cause lessened efficacy of the Labetalol, which could result in elevated blood pressure and heart rate. Learn more Phenylephrine details here. Generally, systemic antihistamines should be avoided by anyone that has a heart condition and/or high blood pressure. In most cases, however, you can use them in other forms, such as a nasal spray, unless your doctor has told you not to do so. Is there anything else I can help with? ## I need to know the first year that Alka Seltzer Plus for colds was marketed,

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Accidentally forgot I had taken alka seltzer plus cold at 6 pm and took two Motrin pm at 8. Head cold has me not thinking. ## Hello, KW! How are you? Did you suffer any adverse events? Which Alka Seltzer Plus Cold did you take? I can't be certain of the specific ingredients without knowing more details. ## I survived :) I am not sure but I think it was alka seltzer cold plus cherry.

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Taking robitussin, nyquil, extra-strength aleve, sudafed, sudafed pm, cold/flu alka-seltzer, aspirin, tylenol, ibuprofen, norco, afrin, albuterol sulfate inhalant, Ipratopium bromide and albuterol sulfate inhalant, and afrin. Would any of these cause a false positive for amphetamine/methamphetamine? And if so, on what type of drug test(s)?

I am currently prescribed methadone 10mg tid, zanaflex 4mg qid, adderal er 30 mg qd, Norco 10 mg @ hs, protonics 40 mg qd & trazadone 100 mg vs. I had a drug test 4 wks ago & at the Dr' s office today I was told my body did not break down the Norco correctly, it showed up as hydrocodone instead of hydromor ?? I tested pos for methamphetamine, pos for soma. I did test pos for my methadone. I kinda understand the thing with the Norco but...how, without taking anything besides my prescribed meds, other than Tylenol pm and alka seltzer chews, did I test pos for soma & methamphetamine?!? methamphetamine might have been from the federal, the generic name on the bottle is amphetamine.... ## The adderal breaks down into a methamphetamine in a drug screen Your physician should ha...

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