Hydroxyzine (whose brand names include Vistaril) and Benadryl (the brand name of diphenhydramine) are both first-generation antihistamines and share many similarities, including sedating side effects.

The first antihistamine that the Food and Drug Administration approved was diphenhydramine. The compound was created in 1943, and the Parke-Davis pharmaceutical company brought it to market in 1946 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A consumer OTC medicine group notes that products containing diphenhydramine "are not intended for long-term use." - John ...

Doctors are now speaking up against over-the-counter anti-allergy medicine claiming that its risk are more than benefits.Millions of adults and children take OTC diphenhydramine, the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Check the medicine cabinet for recalled Benadryl. The Benadryl liquid elixir, 100 milliliter bottles, contains diphenhydramine, which must be in child-resistant packaging as ...

Dr. Anna Wolfson says she sees dangerous misuse of the allergy medication diphenhydramine in her clinic every day.“If someone has an allergic reaction to a food, people will say, ‘Don’t worry, I have ...