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What is Excedrin?

Excedrin is an over-the-counter headache pain reliever, typically in the form of tablets or caplets. It contains acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine, and is manufactured by Novartis. It's one of the top ten selling over-the-counter medicine brands. Read more...Click to read more below

Novartis's Excedrin site

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Migraine 5 2
Headaches 3 1
Other 1 0
General health 1 0
Tension Headaches 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 67%
None
1 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

May make headache worse
1 33%
Stomach ache
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  2 250mg-250mg-65mg as needed 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg as needed 250mg-250mg-65mg as needed 3 x 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg as needed 2 x 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg daily 10 x 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Excedrin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 33%
Usually
2 67%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 100%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.