it all depends what prescription meds we are referring to. i would have to ask this patient what else are they on? now tylenol pm and nyquil and those products do contain acetaminophen or tylenol in them. tylenol pm also contains benadryl or diphenhydramine and if they are taken with other products or other prescription meds we could have some side effect issues like increased drowsiness. also we want to make sure that people don't overdose on tylenol or acetaminophen and they may not realize that it may be in some of their prescription products. nyquil we also need to know which nyquil they are on. sometimes there is different versions of nyquil that might have a cough suppressant or a nasal decongestant or it does contain alcohol. so we want to be real careful about the patients that are taking that. we want to make sure too that they are not taking them together. i always encourage patients to come and talk to the pharmacist. labels can be confusing and now when you go down the cough and cold aisle everything sometimes looks the same but we have to read the box and we have to see what the ingredients are and what the dosing is. if you have your medication list on you as a pharmacist i can make sure that there will be no interactions or problems down the road with your other prescription medications other otcs or vitamins and herbal supplements.
are tylenol pm or nyquil safe to take with prescription meds?