UNDATED (CNN Newsource\/WKRC) – In a review published earlier this year, allergy experts from two universities described an allergy medication as “outdated and dangerous.”<\/p>\n
Some doctors were advising against the use of the allergy drug diphenhydramine, commonly known by the brand name Benadryl, citing concerns over its safety and efficacy.<\/p>\n
The experts recommended considering safer alternatives available on the market, such as Claritin and Allegra. They also suggested that, at a minimum, Benadryl should be moved behind the pharmacy counter.<\/p>\n
The review highlighted that Benadryl and other drugs containing the same active ingredient can lead to sedation, cognitive impairment, and, in some cases, dangerous cardiac effects.<\/p>\n
In response, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association provided a statement on behalf of Benadryl’s manufacturer, Kenvue. The statement said responsible use is essential and emphasized that consumers should always follow the directions and warnings on the label.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UNDATED (CNN Newsource\/WKRC) – In a review published earlier this year, allergy experts from two universities described an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4315],"tags":[60435,113888,44048,113885,43221,114229,105,4326,114228,5549,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-313251","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-dangerous","9":"tag-allergy-medication","10":"tag-alternatives","11":"tag-benadryl","12":"tag-diphenhydramine","13":"tag-efficacy","14":"tag-health","15":"tag-medication","16":"tag-outdated","17":"tag-safety","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114962096748549441","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}