Diphenhydramine
Submitted by jsa1974 on April 3, 2011
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Diphenhydramine
Diphenhydramine
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride abbreviated DPH is a first-generation antihistamine used to treat mainly allergies. Like most other first-generation antihistamines, the drug also has a powerful hypnotic effect, and for this reason is often used as a nonprescription sleep aid and a mild anxiolytic. The drug also acts as an antiemetic. It is produced and marketed under the trade name Benadryl by McNeil-PPC (a division of Johnson & Johnson) in the U.S., Canada and South Africa (other trade names in other countries: Dimedrol, Daedalon). It is also found in the name-brand products Nytol, Unisom, Tylenol PM, Midol PM and Advil PM, though some Unisom products contain...
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