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Diphenhydramine, sold under the brand name Benadryl among others, is an antihistamine and sedative. It is a first-generation H 1 -antihistamine and it works by blocking certain effects of histamine , which produces its antihistamine and sedative effects.
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is the prototype ethanolamine antihistamine [10] Nifedipine is the prototype dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker [11] Chloroquine is the prototypical antimalarial agent [12] Acyclovir is the prototype antiviral agent that is activated by viral thymidine kinase [13] Aspirin is the prototype NSAID [14]
Diphenhydramine (often referred to by the trade name Benadryl) is an anticholinergic antihistamine medicine commonly used to treat allergic reactions and symptoms of a common cold, such as coughing. Its central antihistaminergic properties also cause it to act as a sedative, and for this reason it is also used to treat insomnia. [24]
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.
Medications are used to reverse the symptoms of extrapyramidal side effects caused by antipsychotics or other drugs, by either directly or indirectly increasing dopaminergic neurotransmission. The treatment varies by the type of the EPS, but may involve anticholinergic agents such as procyclidine, benztropine, diphenhydramine, and trihexyphenidyl.
Dimenhydrinate is a theoclate salt composed of diphenhydramine and 8-chlorotheophylline (a theophylline relative) in a 1:1 ratio. [ 2 ] Dimenhydrinate was introduced to the market by G.D. Searle in 1949.
Anne was in nursing and health care administration. Before Patrick was born, she had even helped run a methadone clinic treating heroin addicts and later had worked in substance abuse and psychiatric wards for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Some elements of the cholinergic crisis can be reversed with antimuscarinic drugs like atropine or diphenhydramine, but the most dangerous effect - respiratory depression, cannot. [ 6 ] The neuromuscular junction, where the brain communicates with muscles (like the diaphragm , the main breathing muscle), works by acetylcholine activating ...