Some allergy specialists are questioning whether one of the most familiar and oldest antihistamines, diphenhydramine, needs to be retired in favor of second-generation drugs that have fewer side ...

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.

Experts are raising concerns about Benadryl’s ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and potential lasting impacts Benadryl has been used since the 1940s to stop allergy attacks and relieve the ...

Back away from the medicine cabinet. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced a recall of more than 2,300 bottles of a popular allergy medication due to a serious child ...

(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 ...

Experts are talking more about the side effects and potential risks of this familiar pink allergy pill. Learn why it’s controversial and the dos and don’ts of using it. A recent medical review argued ...