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  2. Diphenhydramine - Wikipedia

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    The elimination half-life of diphenhydramine has not been fully elucidated, but appears to range between 2.4 and 9.3 hours in healthy adults. [6] A 1985 review of antihistamine pharmacokinetics found that the elimination half-life of diphenhydramine ranged between 3.4 and 9.3 hours across five studies, with a median elimination half-life of 4.3 ...

  3. Brompton cocktail - Wikipedia

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    Brompton cocktail, sometimes called Brompton mixture or Brompton's cocktail, was an elixir meant for use as a pain suppressant dosed for prophylaxis.Made from morphine or diacetylmorphine (heroin), cocaine, highly pure ethyl alcohol (some recipes specify gin), and sometimes with chlorpromazine (Thorazine) to counteract nausea, it was given to terminally ill individuals (especially cancer ...

  4. Benadryl - Wikipedia

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    Benadryl can also be found in a topical form including gels and creams. Benadryl Itch Stopping Cream is a topical cream used to provide temporary itch relief for allergies, hives or even some insect bites. It can be found in the United States and Canada. This topical medication contains 2% of diphenhydramine hydrochloride and 1% of zinc acetate.

  5. Elixir - Wikipedia

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    Poster for Elixir Mondet, 1899. An elixir is a hydro-alcoholic solution of at least one active ingredient. The alcohol is mainly used to: Solubilize the active ingredient(s) and some excipients; Retard the crystallization of sugar; Preserve the finished product; Provide a sharpness to the taste

  6. Sominex - Wikipedia

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    An FAA report found that between 2012 and 2016, diphenhydramine was the most common pharmaceutical known to cause impairment detected in post-mortem toxicology tests performed on someone who may have been in charge of the aircraft at the time of a fatal plane crash, specifically naming both Benadryl and Sominex.

  7. Elixir of life - Wikipedia

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    The mythological White Hare from Chinese mythology, brewing the elixir of life on the Moon. The elixir of life (Medieval Latin: elixir vitae), also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases. Alchemists in various ages and ...

  8. Dimenhydrinate - Wikipedia

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    Diphenhydramine is the primary constituent of dimen­hydrinate and dictates the primary effect. The main differences relative to pure diphen­hydramine are a lower potency due to being combined with 8-chloro­theo­phylline (by weight, dimen­hydrinate is between 53% and 55.5% diphen­hydramine) [10] and the fact that the stimulant properties of 8-chloro­theo­phylline help reduce the side ...

  9. Bromazine - Wikipedia

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    Elimination half-life: 1 to 4 hours: Identifiers; IUPAC name. 2-[(4-Bromophenyl) ... It is an analogue of diphenhydramine with a bromine substitution on one of the ...