The popular over-the-counter medication isn't as safe as other options, experts say. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer For decades, diphenhydramine—best known by the brand name Benadryl—has been a go-to ...

Stock image of a person looking at items in their medicine cabinet. Benadryl — the medicine cabinet staple that helps stop an allergy attack and relieve the symptoms of seasonal allergies — may cause ...

Benadryl (diphenhydramine) is an over-the-counter (OTC) antihistamine commonly used to treat allergies that is also sometimes used as a sleep aid for insomnia. Benadryl is only intended for the ...

A consumer OTC medicine group notes that products containing diphenhydramine "are not intended for long-term use." - John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx/AP/File Dr. Anna Wolfson says she sees dangerous misuse of ...

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(CNN) - Some doctors say people with allergies may want to take something other than the drug diphenhydramine, which is sold under the brand name Benadryl. Allergy experts from Johns Hopkins ...

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 ...