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– In a review published earlier this year, allergy experts from two universities described an allergy medication as “outdated and dangerous.”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":3,"featured_media":114214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[71866,71870,71868,6158,71867,54735,210,1060,71869,8152,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-114213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-allergy-medication","9":"tag-alternatives","10":"tag-benadryl","11":"tag-dangerous","12":"tag-diphenhydramine","13":"tag-efficacy","14":"tag-health","15":"tag-medication","16":"tag-outdated","17":"tag-safety","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}