Diphenhydramine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Benadryl, Benadryl Allergy, Simply Sleep (Show all)
Generic Name: Diphenhydramine
What is Diphenhydramine?
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine. It is used to relieve irritated, itchy, watery eyes; sneezing; and runny nose caused by hay fever, allergies, or the common cold. It may also be used to prevent and treat motion sickness, or to control abnormal movements in early stage parkinsonian syndrome.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 35 |
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3 | |||
| Insomnia | 16 |
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2 | ||||
| Allergies, environmental and chemical | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Allergies | 6 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Difficulty sleeping through night | 4 | 0 |
See all 87 patients currently taking Diphenhydramine
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Diphenhydramine. See all 24 dosages ►
| 12.5mg/5mL as needed | 2 25mg as needed | 2 50mg as needed | 25mg as needed | 4 25mg/5mL as needed | 50 mg all the time (24/7) | 50 mg as needed | 50mg as needed | as needed | daily | mg as needed | 50 mg monthly | 12.5 mg/5 mL weekly | 2 mg daily | 25 mg weekly | 50 mg every other week | 10 mg daily | 75 mg weekly | 12.5 mg/5 mL daily | 25 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 75 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 150 mg daily | ||
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6
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1
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18
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1
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1
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1
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4
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2
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8
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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16
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15
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2
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2
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1
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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8 | 53% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 13% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 13% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 13% |
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Not indicated
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2 | 13% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 7% |
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Expense
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1 | 7% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Report created on November 23, 2009.