What is a comparable medicine to Drixoral cold and allergy

Drixoral is a combination antihistamine and decongestant.

Decongestants work for colds because they relieve stuffy noses and chests.

Antihistamines are what work on allergies -- they relieve the sneezing, itchy eyes, itchy throat and runny nose.

Trinalin is also a combination decongestant and antihistamine like Drixoral.

 

There's also Alavert (which contains loratadine, an antihistamine, and pseudoephedrine, a decongestant).

 

Most other allergy drugs are antihistamines or corticosteroids (which are taken to reduce inflammation and swelling in the nasal passages).

You can find a list of allergy medicines by clicking this blue text.

 

You should ask your pharmacist about more drugs, their side effects and drug interactions.

 

Also, understand that colds and allergies are two completely different things.

 

Colds are caused by a virus and the symptoms (runny nose, cough, sore throat, congestiong, etc.) usually don't last more than a week.

 

Allergies, on the other hand, are caused by an immune system reaction to typically harmless things (pollen, proteins in food, dust, etc.). Symptoms can last as long as your exposed to the allergens. They may also occur at the same time every year, when certain pollens are prominent in the environment.

 

So, a cold medicine isn't necessarily designed for allergy relief. Likewise, allergy medicine isn't designed to treat allergy symptoms.

What is a comparable medicine to Drixoral cold an allergy and why is it not available for

purchase anymore?

I don't have an answer for this question - actually I'm looking for a Drixoral replacement, too.  But, I did just find out that Drixoral will be back on the market next year - I called Schering-Plough and was told that it's unavailable due to moving to a different production site... or something like that.  So... if we can all just deal with not being able to breathe comfortably until 2009... everything's ok!!

I have found that a combination of Sudafed 12 hour decongestant and Chlor-Trimeton (antihistamine) work reasonably well.  I had a few days of headaches and nausea while switching to the new antihistamine but nothing like I got when I tried others.  You do have to take the Chlor-Trimeton every 4 hours but I've since it seems to work the best for me it is worth it.  I've also found that using the generatic equivalent of both makes it less expensive too. 

I read on another site that Trinalin and Alavert are similar.  I couldn't find them today, so bought a CVS version of Zyrtec-D.  I hope it works.  I'm hoarding my last two Drixoral.  I've been taking it for over 30 years--can't wait for it to come back on the market. 

I have been ging crazy trying to find drixoral i been taking it for years now. Other allergy medicines just don't seem to help like drixoral does. I'm trying zyrtec-d now but i've been having a headache. Hope this headache goes away soon. I've ordered drixoral thru cananda... its on back order hope it comes soon. Why isn't any stores able to get drixoral lately?????

missing drixoral

The zrytec-d has been giving me a headache & making me nautious.

I wanted to let everyone know that I found some Drixoral.  I ordered it from CanadaPharmacy.com.  The box says Cold and Sinus, but the ingredients are the same and the pills are the same green color.  The cost is $13 for a box of 20, plus $5 shipping.  I ordered them online on June 25, and received them on July 1. 

I am trying to find Drixoral or something that has the same ingredients.  I have taken this for years, first prescribed by my doctor and allergists and then over the counter.  I get extremely dizzy and nauseos when I do not take it.  My ears really hurt because of the pressure or fluid build up.  I did order some at canadapharmacy.com but it is twice the price I normally pay.

myhusband swears by Drixoral and I was informed at WalMart that you no longer make Drixoral. What do you suggest as a substitute?  Why are you no longer making Drixoral?

My Husband also has been taking Drixoral for about 20 years. He says there is no comparrison for the headache relief. We too have been getting Drixoral Cold and Sinus from Canada (CanadaPharmacy.com). It came back to Walgreens in the past few months then dissapeared again. We order three boxes at a time @ $13.00 a box plus $5 shipping. Total = $44 which equates to about $14.60 a box. Although it is expensive, my husband won't allow our medicine cabinet to be without it. It still is cheaper than some prescription medicines that don't even work for him. We too are looking for the day when our local Walgreens will carry it again. What can we do?

I don't know about all of y'all, but it seems to me that they are just trying to push us into paying the higher dollars for our pain......they have taken every thing off the market, that will help us allergy victims survive everyday life...But, it didn't all happen till the pulled out the expensive zyrtecD!  I was hurting the other day so bad I thought I better just go buy some...The charge was $20.99 for 10 pills, I just about died, I have to take one every nite before bed just to make it thru the next day...well needless to say I left Wal-mart without them cause I just can afford that:(

 

So now we went from $5.99 to $9.00 for 20 to $20.99 for 10....How sad it that?

 

what is comparable to drixoral

What is a comparabel medicine to Drixoral cold and allergy.  I have been taking this medicine since 1963 and cannot find anything that works for me.  What other medicine would have similar ingredients.

I take the store brand (CVS or Walmart) of Actifed.  It has the antihistamine and the decongestant.  It works just as well as Drixoral.  But the only problem I have is that the "actifed" is a 4 to 6 hour pill.  I always forget to take it at lunch time and end up with sinus headaches in the afternoon.  It was so much easier taking the 12 hour Drixoral.  Pop one in in the morning and I was good to go all day.

 

I too am going to call the manufacturer.  Maybe if enough of us call, they will get the hint.  They don't have an email address except for the "media contacts"

 

1-908-298-4000

 

And of course, it's not toll free!!

 

I thought of Zyrtec-D myself, but I'm not going to pay that much.  I could get 20 Drixoral for $7 at Walmart.

Just called the manufacturer.  After several "push this, push that number", I spoke to Dale.  And he gave me the same answer of changing the location of the production.  They don't have a definite date of when it will be back, but it won't be by the end of this year.  He did take my name and address, and they will send me a notice when Drixoral will be available.

 

In the meantime, I've set the alarm on my cell phone to go off at lunchtime so I remember to take my actifed!!

I heard the were reformulating from my Wal-Mart here in texas. I hope they are relocating. However with three of us taking them it was agravating to have to get them from the pharmacy window. We could only get one box at a time, because of meth heads. M.y husband and I have both had headaches for several weeks now. I bought zyrtec, it didn't work! Not worth the money.

What is a comparable medicine to Drixoral Cold & Alleergy?

Drixoral is dexbrompheniramine and pseudoephedrine, the latter the DEA decided to regulate, ie make difficult to buy, to decrease illegal methamphetamine production. You have to show a photo ID and sign a log book to get a small quantity. Some drug makers reformulated to use phenylephrine, less-effective, but unregulated. Drixoral and other regulated OTC sales plummeted from the difficulty involved in buying and the essentially non-visible location behind the counter, not to mention all the legal hassles. Unfortunately the nonsedating newer antihistamines do not work as well for many allergy/cold suffers because they are less potent and lack the anticholinergic effect of dexbrompheniramine and brompheneramine which is what dries up the post nasal drip/throat tickle (and also causes the sedating effect). Also with lack of pseudophedrine, its decongestant effect will be muted. I would not hold my breath for either dimetapp or drixoral coming back anytime soon, as sales to the masses not the few is what counts. Basically, you can thank the druggies for abusing and the DEA for killing Drixoral, Dimetapp, and many other effective OTC meds as they are interested in fighting their drug war, and could care less about collateral damage to cold/allergy sufferers.

Drixoral Cold and Allergy has just gone up to $46.00 a box for 20!!! Talk about price gouging! Just a few months ago it was only about $14.00 a box!  *********FYI - the decongestant in Drixoral is the exact same as Walmart's Equate brand "12 Nasal Decongestant" found only at the pharmacy counter. It is the time realease factor that works so well for most people compared to regular pseudoephed. Hope this helps because we no longer can afford to get our Drixoral through Canada anymore at those prices.

 www.AmeriCanaMeds.com has it for about $26.  a box.

At the moment there really isn't any medicine comparable to Drixoral.  Why, you ask?  Because Drixoral uses pseudophedrine SULPHATE while all the rest use pseudophedrine HCI (hydrocloride?).  This seemingly minor difference makes all the difference in the world to certain types of allergy/cold sufferers.

 

I have yet to locate any medicine that contains the 'sulfate' version of pseudophedrine.

After 30 years of taking Drixoral I was miserable for about two months until I found relief with zertec (10 mg) and pseudophedrine HCI.  Each morning I take one of each and I get about 24 hours of relief.  I tried several different combinations and nothing worked until I tried this combination.  Hope this helps you.

whay replaces drixoral

I went to Walgreens and was told to take Wal-Phed 12 hour and Wal-Hist together

would be about the same as drixoral. I did this and it worked the same. Wal-phed is the same as Sudafed 12 hour. 

I have been taking Drixoral since before it became available over the counter. Alevert-D is the closest allergy medicine available over the counter to Drixoral. Here I thought I was the only one not finding it on shelves anymore, good to hear it is coming back out cause it is the best for me and for my son! 

I have been searching forever for a substitute for Drixoral, and I think I have found it..

ECR Pharmaceuticals has launched a second once-a-day allergy product, Lodrane 24D, an extended release formulation of brompheniramine maleate and pseudoephedrine HCl.  These are the same active ingrediants that are in Drixoral..cross your fingers that this works..I have asked my allergist to prescribe this medication to me.

WarriorofLiight..i read your post about the sudraphrine HCI and sulphate, I see that Lodrane 24d has the HCI..I will still give it a try..in the meantime I did find a drug that has the sulphate...

Claritin-D 12 Hour Extended Release Tablets: Claritin-D 12 hour extended release tablets contain 5 mg loratadine in the tablet coating for immediate release and 120 mg pseudoephedrine sulfate equally distributed between the tablet coating for immediate release and the barrier-coated extended release core.

Hope this helps~

misspelled pseudoephedrine, sorry

My allergist office just called, they tried to fill my prescription for Lodrane 24D, it has been discontinued!  So could Drixoral and Lodrane (different manufacturers) both be relocating their distribution plants, or is there something else going on?  So how come it can be readily available in Canada at a huge marked up profit? Ddifferent manufacturers not controlled by US gov?   

I just spoke to several different pharmacist and they all recommended meds like claritin d, or zertec d but it is not as effective as drixoral.  If you want relief equal to drixoral, you take regular claritin or regular zertec along with sudafed.  This combination takes care of all the symptoms drixoral did.  I bought this for my husband and it works!  Nothing else but drixoral helped him until now. 

Good luck everyone!!!!

Drixoral was available in Canada for about $18 a box including shipping in July 08.  I went to 3 different phamacies in Canada today Sep 08, and the price is now over $45 a box plus shipping.  I think they are gouging us.

Russ

I just purchased 3 boxes from canadaMedicineShop.com after paying $126.87 including shipping. Had to use coupon code "10CMS" to get a discount. For over $100 purchase  shipping is free. I guess this is the best choice for US customers who can't afford not having this. My wife will die without it.

 

Oh my gosh, other people in my same situation. I have been taking Drixoral for over 30 years, I just broke down and took my last one I have been hording. My eyes are awful. My skin around my eyes are all stretch out from scratching them. I have tryed everything. I sure hope the new Drixoral will be as good as the old. I think what is really going on is that they are changing the makeup of it because of the illegal drug business, not because they are moving. We can only hope it will still work. I have been more miserable than I can ever remember.

When I saw how much the canadian pharmacys went up on Drixoral (the ones who still have it that is) I figured that either there was a run on it because all the allergy sufferers like me who have found something that works and have been useing it for a long time OR Uncle Sam finally got to them too.

I dont know about the rest of you but dosent it seem like the government is slowly but surely taking away all out choices and alternatives that WORK?

I HOPE that Drixoral comes back out SOON as I too am a long time allery sufferer and Drixoral was the only one that REALLY worked for me too.

Nothing is comparable to Drixoral!!!!  I've tried Zyrtec, Allegra, and just about everything else out there.  Nothing stops the sneezing from allergies like Drixoral cold and allergy.  And no other medicines have the same antihistamine that Drixoral had.  Boy, I'd give anything to have my Drixoral back...........

There is nothing comparable to drixoral. I don't need this particular decongestant, it's the antihistimine that I really like. This antihistimine actually helps control my skin allergies. I've been taking Drixoral for over twenty years. I switched and tried Zyrtec and it doesn't work. Now I'm looking for Drixoral and I can't find it. Why can't they just remove the decongestant? I want to eat chocolate again!!

There is a grape flavored liquid for children that has the same combination of medications as Drixoral, only in a lower dosage.  Adults take 4 tsp. every 4-6 hours.  Not as convenient as a 12 hour tablet but you can breathe and avoid the sinus headaches.  Chain drug stores carry it under thier own brand.  Wal-marts is called Equate Childrens cold and allergy elixir.  It is always near the Dimetapp.Same version can be bought under Dimetapp brand but costs twice as much as store brand.  Hope this helps.

Aprodine.

 

I suffered my whole life with crippling sinus headaches and only Drixoral works. In a panic I've tried tons of other products and the only one I've found that comes close is Aprodine, which also happens to be cheap!

 

It is NOT a substitute, and not quite as good, but if you are like me and everything else simply doesn't do anything to relieve your pain, try this.

 

Hope this helps. I've always joked with my wife that I would hoard Drixoral if they ever stopped making it. Let's hope it doesn't come to that!

From my experience, there simply is no comparable medicine.

 

I suffer from non-allergic rhinitis (vasomotor rhinitis), which means it's not allergies for which I use Drixoral.  It's like my nose either runs or is congested because of exposure to heat, cold, scents....in short, life. 

 

Drixoral is the ONLY medication I have ever found to give me relief...and, God knows, I've tried everything under the sun.

 

It's now October 23, 2008, and I just talked with Kay in Consumer Relations at Schering-Plough.  She told me that Drixoral will once again be avaible, in the originial formulation (chemically the same), 'after 2009...in 2010.'

 

Obviously, this production break was very poorly planned...or the company simply does not care about its customers....or both.

 

So, whereas it will take patience and some suffering for those of us who rely on the product, apparently it will be available again in the future.

 

Until then...Canada is the only answer.

What is a comparable medicine to Drixoral cold and allergy medicine

DO NOT ORDER DRIXORAL FROM CanadaPharmacy.com!!! The first order I placed I received Drixoral as shown on the website, but when I placed a refill they send a product from Turkey - completely unacceptable.  The box is in Turkish and there is NO way to know what they sent.  Buy from them only if you can afford to throw money away.

Why was Drixoral cold & allergy taken off the market?   What is a comparable medicine to Drixoral cold and allergy or a generic name?

I have found nothing that will substitute for Drixoral satisfactorily. Contact your state senator and request that Drixoral be put back on the market ASAP and especially that it not be reformulated.

Online I saw that Trinalin and Alavert are comparable as alternatives to Drixoral. I bugged my local Walgreens pharmacists - first they said it is backordered to the manufacturer, then they did more digging for me and said they have a Walgreens product called WAL-ACT, which does not have the exact same ingredients as Drixoral, but Walgreens has developed and is marketing it as an alternative to Drixoral. Since my wife swears by Drixoral, and nothing else gives her relief, I guess she'll have to try the Wal-Act. Terrible name if you ask me.

 

I have purchased Drixoral from 77Canadapharmacy.com.  In June it was about 15/box of 20.  In Sept. it was about $15, and now it is $30!  I triled the combinations mentioned below but they make me sleepy. 

THE REAL ANSWER TO DRIXORAL.....BECAUSE SO MANY DRUG USERS WERE BUYING IT AND MIXING IT AS AN ILLEGIAL DRUG, OUR GOVERMENT HAS IT BANNED FROM ALL SALES IN THE U S A.........AS TO THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IT WILL COME BACK IN 2009.....FALSE.....I UNDERSTAND IT MIGHT COME BACK BUT NOT AS THE DRIXORAL  WE ALL KNEW ....THE GOVERMENT ONLY APPROVED

A MIXTURE LIKE YOU CAN BUY ON ANY SHELF RIGHT NOW.....NOTHING WORKS LIKE OUR GOOD OLD DRIXORAL DID. THE ( COLD & FLU ) DRIXORAL WORKED GREAT ALSO!!! WE USED IT FOR YEARS ALSO.....SORRY FRIENDS Hope this helps....

I was just able to order Drixoral Cold & Sinus from http://universitypharmacy.ca/ for $20 per box of 20.  Good luck!

I found temporary help from (of all things)  WalMart brand childrens liquid cold and allergy elixor.  Tastes good and works fast....BUT only good for about 4-5 hours.  I called Schering today and from the attitude of the CSR it will not be back in US.  I asked if they were distributing it in Canada and all he would say is that some people have found it there.  Would not confirm with a yes....just round about way.  One way to increase sales profits.

We should look for alternatives but till then go Drixoral hunting on web and one of the places u can find is as under.

They are most reliable and i found they work under FDA rules . The shipment took about 7 business days. They are selling for 24.75 for a box of 20 and 10 is cheaper abut 12.99 for a box

 

The link to the product page is as under:

 

http://trumedcanada.com/OTC/Drixoral.Dexbrompheniramine.cold.12.hour.relief.aspx

 

Happy Drixoral hunting

I just spoke with a friend who does pharmacutical marketing. She says that what we are seeing is called life cycle management. Older drugs like Drixoral that are outside of drug patent protections are not as profitable as newer drugs like Claritin. Add to that our federal government effectively sets the price for the drugs by what it will pay through Medicare and other federal programs. Sooner or later, those drugs become unprofitable to sell in the USA. The law says manufacturers cannot stop selling the drug altogether, but it does not say they cannot indefinitely "relocate the manufacturing site." Bottom line: no more Drixoral in The States, no more cheap prices anywhere. The only hope is that a discount manufacturer comes along who is willing to sell a generic version and to accept the lower markup in price.

I recently had a nasty bought of sinusitis.  My doctor prescribed something called respahist II which brompheniramine and phenylprine.  It worked so well I called and got another script to replace the Allegra I've been taking for years.

As of 1/7/09 and according to Schering-Plough, they're still in the process of moving the Drixoral manufacturing plant.  Once the move is completed (supposedly some time in 2009) they still have to wait for FDA approval to begin the manufacturing process.  Best guess from the customer service rep is that Drixoral won't be available until some time in 2010.  Or not.  I asked several specific questions about "the move".

 

Q.  Does the plant make products other than Drixoral?

A.  Yes.  (Claritin, Nasonex and Zetia to name a few.)

Q.  How come these other products are available but Drixoral is not?

A.  Uhh, well, umm, gee, I'm not sure.

Q.  Will the "new" Drixoral have the same formulation as the "old" Drixoral?

A.  Uhh, well, umm, gee, I'm not sure.

Q.  Has Schering-Plough been under pressure from the FDA, DEA, etc to remove the pseudoephidrine sulfate in Drixoral due to the "war on drugs"?

A.  I'm not at liberty to discuss any internal legal issues.

 

I've never claimed to be the sharpest tool in the shed, but it sure seems as though Schering-Plough has no intentions of bringing back the Drixoral we relied upon.  When Drixoral went from being a true over-the-counter product to a behind-the-counter-show-an-ID-and-sign-your-life-away product, the end was in sight.  By not being readily available on the shelf, new potential customers were not aware Drixoral existed.  Old customers did not buy enough to make the product financially viable.

 

Concerning the war on drugs, I wonder how many people have been caught with an illegal stash of Drixoral? 

what can i buy equal to drixorial?

I used to take drixoral for my sinus blocked now I can't get it what is comprable to drixoral?

Lot of people have started marketing the generic version of drixoral. Honestly I ordered one and had a bad timeit all went in garbage. I have been missing our Drixoral, the most compared Drixoral to the version we used to get in USA is from Canada which gets sold and Drixoral Cold & Sinus. The prices have gone up in online Canadian Pharmacies just due to the fact the availability has gone down. I noticed all pharmacies which are selling Drixoral above 24$ do not have it in Stock! Even some of them say they have it in stock but reality they are waiting for Stock! We give them our money and they sit on it. I have been a regular buyer of Drixoral from:

 

http://www.trumedcanada.com

 

They do seem to have it in stock and the price is $23.75. Till we dont get our stock in USA I think we will have to depend on such pharmacies in Canada to keep our supplies running for Drixoral.

Hello everyone!

 

It turns out that Drixoral's manufacturer, Schering-Plough Corp. has NOT permanantely removed Drixoral from the U.S. market. As some of you have reported here already, the company is in the process of moving the manufacturing plant to a new location. According to US News & World Report, "the company, which is to be acquired by Merck, stopped shipping Drixoral to pharmacies in April 2008 and doesn't expect to begin shipping the medication again until 2010 at the earliest."

 

Schering-Plough Corp. created a whole Web site about the Drixoral issue that you can see here.

Hi, I am from Montreal, Canada and Drixoral is available on our shelves here. Not sure if you want to go the internet route but for you border folks, a drive to stock up would not be in vain. Look at websites such as Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, Jean Coutu and others for your closest store. Hope this helps a few of you. I've become an 'expert' in this after trying to battle a congested nose for 10 days now!

If you are looking for Drixoral cold and allgery it's been discontinued in the states.  But you can get it from Canadian Pharmacy.  Drixoral cold and allergy is available here for 20 tablets for $24.00.

Hi Drixoral come in a green pill. Anything that comes close to drixoral from USA is now available in canadian pharmacies. You can get it online . BUt I have noticed most of these pharmacies looking to make more money dont sell the original version of Drixoral and ship versions of drixoral from all parts of the world. Drixoral made in Canada comes in a green pack and the color is green for the pill. The one I bought was from

<a href="http://www.trumedcanada.com/OTC/Drixoral.Dexbrompheniramine.cold.12.hour.relief.aspx"> Drixoral Green Pill</a>

 

Bst of Luck for yours

HI! I finally found a website where I can buy Canadian Drixoral and it's affordable!  They even have a generic form!! 

www.NorthWestPharmacy.com/Drixoral

 

I suffered for months trying to find something else that works! No more suffering!!

Good Luck

I have taken Drixoral for years.  I have allergies seasonal and have bought at least $100 or more in over the counter meds.  NOTHING works.  I paid $27 for Clariton D and it did nothing.  I sure hope they bring this back and SOON...

For me , The ONLY medication I have used that is EFFECTIVE IS.... DRIXORAL !!!!

PUT IT BACK ON THE SHELVES  !!!!!!!

drixoral is off the market for an undisclosed time fram because the manufacturing plant is being moved. i have taken drixoral for many years and was unhappy when i could not find it either. it doesnt look like it will be back in 2009 but the company said it will be back. my husband got a hold of some one at the manufacturing plant and that is what we were told. I have gone to a persctiption medication called lodrane d which is similar and it seems to be working for me. i also have tried dozens of meds and nothing worked as well as this.

 

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I know this post is almost a year old, but I've been asking this question for over a year myself. The best answer I have is "there is nothing comparable." I know I'm not alone in being frustrated by the lack of information about why this drug was taken off the market, and in knowing that Drixoral was the ONLY allergy med that effectively curbed my (severe) alllergy symptoms. The "newer" class of drugs simply don't cut it.

I even called a compounding pharmacist to see if they could makke it for me and they said the powder in that antihistimine isn't available to them. What's up??

It's very frustrating!!

Maybe a lack of control over good manufacturing processes is what led to this. Schering-Plough recalls Drixoral Cold & Allergy TABLETS REASON: cGMP Deviations (by mfr Actavis) http://www.totalrecallinfo.com/freerecalls.php?id=8279 Looks like Actavis has a history of this for many years. (Google search link using "Actavis cGMP Deviations") http://tinyurl.com/q5gb3r FWIW the Lodrane 12 & 24 hour D Tab is available (though you may have to push your pharmacy to source it). The 12 hour tab works fairly well for about 8-10 hours for me but not as well as Drixoral for the tickle in my throat. /30 year Drixoral user who would like to kick someone at Schering-Plough in their grandchildren.