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Equate - Headache Relief, Extra Strength, Acetaminophen, Aspirin and Caffeine, Coated Tablets, 200-Count

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Product Details Acetaminophen, Aspirin and Caffeine

Product Description

For temporary relief of the pain of headache, sinusitis, colds, muscular aches, menstrual discomfort, toothache and minor arthritis pain. Extra Strength Headache Relief is a combination pain reliever that contains acetaminophen, aspirin and therapeutically active caffeine. Doctors call the enhanced pain relieving effect provided by products that contain caffeine in combination with acetaminophen and aspirin "caffeine adjuvancy". And doctors believe that these non-prescription combination pain-relief products offer major advantages for headache sufferers. Many doctors recommend a non-prescription combination pain reliever like Headache Relief as an alternative before prescription medications. Interestingly, caffeine is also an ingredient in many of the most frequently used prescription headache medications. In independent studies of patients with tension-type headache, the combination of acetaminophen, aspirin and therapeutically active caffeine was shown to provide superior pain relief over acetaminophen alone.In three clinical studies, 94% of patients needed only one dose of Extra Strength Headache Relief to relieve tension-type headache pain.

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Customer Reviews

Great product, beware the price
This product, which is a generic form of Excedrin, contains the exact same ingredients as Excedrin - as do all generic products that contain the listed ingredients. Therefore, there's only ONE reason to choose one of these products over another: price.Be aware that prices on the same items may change drastically on Amazon, even within a short period of time. Some people who ordered this for $4.00 only a few months ago may unthinkingly re-order without checking the price this time. The price, in fact, has MORE THAN DOUBLED since then. Disregard the reviews that comment on the great price. They're referring to the OLD price, not the new one, which is almost as much as you would pay for the brand name product. Shop around a bit and ALWAYS check Amazon's prices against prices locally or at other sites. This is a ridiculous price for a generic item which I can still get at the local Wal-mart for a little over $4.00 (less than half Amazon's price). I've ordered this item from...

November 2, 2011 (Hanover, NH) | Helpful Votes: 11 | Rating: 3

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Stronger and Lasts Longer Than Acetaminophen Alone
I suffer from headaches constantly....99% of the time it's nearly all day, every day. I was taking two 500mg acetaminophen's about every 4 hours prior to this medicine. I can't take straight NSAIDs as it tends to hurt my stomach, even though that's what works best. The tri-combination in this medicine works wonderfully though. I take two pills twice a day now, and if my head or body is hurting more that day, I take just one pill in between the two doses which seems to help. The dose lasts longer than acetaminophen alone and provides no negative side effects. The caffeine doesn't affect me that I can tell, but I don't think I am very sensitive to caffeine to begin with. Overall, I would recommend this to others, but would advise caution to extended use of NSAIDs.

September 20, 2010 (CA) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5

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Just as good as the name brand
This twin pack is an excellent price compared to the name brand, Excedrin. You get two 100 count bottles with child-proof caps. The ingredients are also the same as Excedrin. My husband suffers from frequent migraines and Excedrin is the only pain reliever that helps him. He has found this off brand product to be just as good as Excedrin for migraine & headache relief.

May 20, 2011 | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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