Benadryl

(ˈbɛnədrɪl)

(Pharmacology) trademark an antihistamine drug used in sleeping tablets; diphenhydramine. Formula: C17H21NO

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Benadryl - antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness

diphenhydramine

antihistamine - a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site

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Dormin first hit the market in 1950with the active ingredient diphenhydramine hydrochloride, an antihistamine and mild sedative used in treatments for allergies and coughs as well as sleep aids.

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Application of HPTLC with Densitometry for Evaluation of the Impact of External Factors on Contents of Diphenhydramine in Its Solutions

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The capsules are said to contain ibuprofen and diphenhydramine hydrochloride for fast and effective relief of occasional mild to moderate nighttime pain and accompanying sleeplessness.

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A 22-gauge intraosseous (IO) catheter was placed in the right ulna, and warmed 2.5% dextrose in saline (9 mL/kg IO) with dexamethasone sodium phosphate (2 mg/kg IO) and diphenhydramine hydrochloride (3.5 mg/kg IO) were administered over 15 minutes.

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The first BD Simplist product BD Rx will launch is diphenhydramine hydrochloride injection USE an injectable antihistamine.

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