How to Use diphenhydramine in a Sentence
diphenhydramine
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Benadryl is the brand name of diphenhydramine, used to treat allergies.
—Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2018
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That challenge prompted a warning from the FDA about the danger of high doses of diphenhydramine.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 20 Sep. 2022
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This group includes many over-the-counter sleep medicines, such as those containing diphenhydramine.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2021
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The agency also said Sarah Hart and two of the children who died in the crash had diphenhydramine, an active ingredient in Benadryl, in their systems.
—The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 13 Apr. 2018
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Jennifer was driving—and was legally drunk—but didn’t show signs of having taken diphenhydramine.
—Lauren Smiley, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2019
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In fact, honey might relieve cough symptoms better than no treatment, diphenhydramine, and a placebo, a 2018 study found.
—Ashley Martens, Women's Health, 20 July 2023
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Many of these adverse effects are due to the fact that diphenhydramine is not just an antihistamine, Dr. Stolbach explains.
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 4 Sep. 2020
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And that’s why diphenhydramine can be helpful to relive such allergy symptoms.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
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Doxylamine and diphenhydramine are antihistamines that can be used as sleeping aids.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2020
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The report says methamphetamine, amphetamine and diphenhydramine were present in Jennette's blood.
—CNN, 21 May 2021
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For example, the active ingredient in Benadryl, diphenhydramine, is banned in Zambia in over-the counter products.
—New York Times, 19 Jan. 2018
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According to Albert, many other sleep aids on the market contain diphenhydramine.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2024
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Your child’s allergist can tell you when to give diphenhydramine and when to give epinephrine, if these medications have been prescribed.
—Hillary Gordon, Md, Philly.com, 30 Apr. 2018
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The boy’s death was classified as homicide from diphenhydramine (di-fen-HI-druh-meen) intoxication.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2019
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The father overdosed on heroine, while the mother used a combination of methadone, dextrorphan, diphenhydramine and doxylamine.
—Andrea Fowler, Redbook, 30 Jan. 2015
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The coroner found diphenhydramine, an ingredient commonly found in allergy medicines like Benadryl, in the bodies of Sarah and two of the kids; Jen's blood alcohol content was over the legal limit.
—Lauren Smiley, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2018
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Deputies who searched the home located a bottle of ZzzQuil, which contains diphenhydramine, and a bottle of children's multi-symptom cold medicine containing dextromethorphan.
—Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 31 Jan. 2022
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Many people use diphenhydramine to treat allergy symptoms.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
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In fact, one Cochrane review published in 2019 found that honey is likely more effective than no remedy, a placebo, or over-the-counter medicines that contain diphenhydramine (like Benadryl) at relieving cough symptoms in kids.
—Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 13 Nov. 2023
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During the investigation, police found empty containers of diphenhydramine at the house where Banas was living in 2014.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2020
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The agency also pointed to a TikTok challenge daring people to hallucinate by taking large doses of the over-the-counter antihistamine diphenhydramine.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Sep. 2022
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The update also referred to an earlier TikTok trend involving taking large doses of the allergy medicine diphenhydramine, used in Benadryl.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2022
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Kenneth Parker, 28, was found unresponsive in his cell on May 18 and died of an overdose of fentanyl and diphenhydramine, the medical examiner determined.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 20 June 2017
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Treatment for dermatitis caused by sea lice can include an antihistamine, such diphenhydramine, an over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream, calamine lotion, or an oatmeal bath.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 June 2018
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Those include sedatives such as aplrazolam (sold as Xanax), clonazepam (sold as Klonopin) and diazepam (sold as Valium), as well as the antihistamine diphenhydramine (sold as Benadryl), and a number of other powerful narcotics and opioids.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2019
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Older antihistamines, such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine), are known to cause significant side effects such as drowsiness.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2024
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The most common active ingredients mentioned were diphenhydramine and dextromethorphan.
—Philly.com, 29 Aug. 2017
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However, diphenhydramine, like many medications, is not without its side effects and potential dangers.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
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The cameras captured Kozlowski on video repeatedly pouring diphenhydramine into his wife’s coffee.
—Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2019
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Common over-the-counter sleeping medications have one of four ingredients: melatonin, diphenhydramine, doxylamine, or valerian.
—Yvette D'entremont, SELF, 28 Nov. 2018
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