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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.
diphenhydramine Diphenadril An anticholinergic and sedative antihistamine. See Imipramine.


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Take a sustained-release, first-generation antihistamine (the kind that can make you drowsy) like diphenhydramine (Benadryl), chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton), bromphenifamine (Dimetapp), or clemastine (Contac, Tavist).
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Two of the most studied anti-motion sickness drugs are diphenhydramine and dimenhydrinate.
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Based on ASTHPHYLLIN, the company's proprietary ethical drug indicated for asthma, the new product contains diprophylline, dl-methylephedrine hydrochloride, noscapine, and diphenhydramine hydrochloride, and helps alleviate coughing and loosen phlegm.
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