diphenhydramine /di·phen·hy·dra·mine/ (di″fen-hi´drah-mēn) a potent antihistamine, used as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of allergic symptoms and for its anticholinergic, antitussive, antiemetic, antivertigo, and antidyskinetic effects, and as the hydrochloride or citrate salt as a sedative and hypnotic.
diphenhydramine [di″fen-hi´drah-mēn]
diphenhydramine
di·phen·hy·dra·mine (d  f n-h dr -m n, -m n)n. An antihistamine usually used to treat respiratory symptoms and allergic conditions, such as hay fever, hives, and allergic rhinitis. |
diphenhydramine [di″fen-hi´drah-mēn]
an antihistamine with anticholinergic effects; the hydrochloride salt is used for relief of allergic symptoms, for treatment of anaphylaxis, parkinsonism, and motion sickness or other causes of nausea, vomiting, or vertigo, and as an antitussive; administered orally, intramuscularly, or intravenously. The hydrochloride and citrate salts are used as sedatives and hypnotics and as ingredients in cough and cold preparations; administered orally.
diphenhydramine
an antihistamine used as the hydrochloride in treatment of allergic disorders and also for its sedative, antiemetic, antitussive, local anesthetic, and anticholinergic effects. Well known as Benadryl.
diphenhydramine
Diphenadril An anticholinergic and sedative antihistamine. See Imipramine.
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