How to Use diphenhydramine in a Sentence

diphenhydramine

noun

• Benadryl is the brand name of the active drug diphenhydramine.
  — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
• Benadryl is the brand name of diphenhydramine, used to treat allergies.
  — Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2018
• This group includes many over-the-counter sleep medicines, such as those containing diphenhydramine.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2021
• One small study even found that diphenhydramine impaired driving more than alcohol.
  — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• Jennifer was driving—and was legally drunk—but didn’t show signs of having taken diphenhydramine.
  — Lauren Smiley, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2019
• And that’s why diphenhydramine can be helpful to relive such allergy symptoms.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
• Doxylamine and diphenhydramine are antihistamines that can be used as sleeping aids.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2020
• The diphenhydramine in Benadryl helps to reduce the body's histamine response and treat the symptoms.
  — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 9 July 2024
• Ask your provider about taking an antihistamine, such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine), to help with swelling or itching.
  — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
• According to Albert, many other sleep aids on the market contain diphenhydramine.
  — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2024
• That challenge prompted a warning from the FDA about the danger of high doses of diphenhydramine.
  — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 20 Sep. 2022
• Your child’s allergist can tell you when to give diphenhydramine and when to give epinephrine, if these medications have been prescribed.
  — Hillary Gordon, Md, Philly.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• The report says methamphetamine, amphetamine and diphenhydramine were present in Jennette's blood.
  — CNN, 21 May 2021
• In fact, honey might relieve cough symptoms better than no treatment, diphenhydramine, and a placebo, a 2018 study found.
  — Ashley Martens, Women's Health, 20 July 2023
• By contrast, drowsy formulas containing diphenhydramine don’t interact with caffeine in this way.
  — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
• While some incidents involving diphenhydramine may be related to the challenge, officials note that others may be an attempt at self-harm.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2026
• The father overdosed on heroine, while the mother used a combination of methadone, dextrorphan, diphenhydramine and doxylamine.
  — Andrea Fowler, Redbook, 30 Jan. 2015
• The boy’s death was classified as homicide from diphenhydramine (di-fen-HI-druh-meen) intoxication.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2019
• Carefully review and follow medication labels to avoid giving more than one product containing diphenhydramine at the same time.
  — T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
• Taking diphenhydramine improperly or in large amounts can affect the brain and heart, and can lead to serious or life-threatening effects, the advisory warned.
  — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
• This is the active ingredient in Unisom, a common sleep aid for insomnia that works similarly to diphenhydramine.
  — Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025
• However, diphenhydramine, like many medications, is not without its side effects and potential dangers.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
• For example, the active ingredient in Benadryl, diphenhydramine, is banned in Zambia in over-the counter products.
  — New York Times, 19 Jan. 2018
• The agency also said Sarah Hart and two of the children who died in the crash had diphenhydramine, an active ingredient in Benadryl, in their systems.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Treatment for dermatitis caused by sea lice can include an antihistamine, such diphenhydramine, an over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream, calamine lotion, or an oatmeal bath.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 June 2018
• Older antihistamines, such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine), are known to cause significant side effects such as drowsiness.
  — Daniel More, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2024
• The most common active ingredients mentioned were diphenhydramine and dextromethorphan.
  — Philly.com, 29 Aug. 2017
• 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
• The cameras captured Kozlowski on video repeatedly pouring diphenhydramine into his wife’s coffee.
  — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2019
• Federal health officials have long warned about the dangers of taking excessive amounts of diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl.
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026