diphenhydramine
noun
di·phen·hy·dra·mine
ˌdī-ˌfen-ˈhī-drə-ˌmēn 
: an antihistamine C17H21NO used especially in the form of its hydrochloride
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Benadryl is the brand name of the active drug diphenhydramine.
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Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
For example, antihistamines like Benadryl (diphenhydramine) can block a chemical that helps the bladder empty completely.4 Diuretics like Lasix (furosemide), which (help remove excess fluids and salts from the body), increase urine production, which can overwhelm the bladder.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2024
That said, people with chronic insomnia will often self-medicate with over-the-counter medications such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine) or melatonin.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
This class includes sedating medicines like Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and less sedating ones like Zyrtec (cetirizine) and Claritin (loratadine).
—Megan Nunn, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 26 July 2024
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Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
For example, antihistamines like Benadryl (diphenhydramine) can block a chemical that helps the bladder empty completely.4 Diuretics like Lasix (furosemide), which (help remove excess fluids and salts from the body), increase urine production, which can overwhelm the bladder.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2024
That said, people with chronic insomnia will often self-medicate with over-the-counter medications such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine) or melatonin.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
This class includes sedating medicines like Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and less sedating ones like Zyrtec (cetirizine) and Claritin (loratadine).
—Megan Nunn, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 26 July 2024
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diphenhydramine
noun
di·phen·hy·dra·mine
ˌdī-ˌfen-ˈhī-drə-ˌmēn
: an antihistamine used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C17H21NO·HCl to treat allergy symptoms and motion sickness and to induce sleep see benadryl
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