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diphenhydramine
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diphenhydramine /di·phen·hy·dra·mine/ (di?fen-hi´drah-men) 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.
di·phen·hy·dra·mine (dfn-hdr-mn, -mn)
n.
An antihistamine usually used to treat respiratory symptoms and allergic conditions, such as hay fever, hives, and allergic rhinitis.
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.
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