I aways ending myself obtaining this brand of codeine mixture when I need Dhasedyl.The difference of the two is Actifed Mixture contains different kinds of antihistamine.Actifed COMPOUND has Triprolidine with Codeine.Dhasedyl contains [prometazine] With Codeine.The C.N.S (central nervous stimulant)Is also different. The Red ones comes with Psudoephedrine and Dhasedyl has plain Ephedrine. Anyway You aways can`t get what one wants.(beggars can`t be chooses):( Anyway...Live is like a box of chocolates.© From movie forrest gump.(Movie release July Six 1914).