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– In a review published earlier this year, allergy experts from two universities described an allergy medication as “outdated and dangerous.”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":40915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[34620,36058,64,63,34617,2479,34624,4080,137,490,36057,16863],"class_list":["post-40914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-allergy-medication","tag-alternatives","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-benadryl","tag-dangerous","tag-diphenhydramine","tag-efficacy","tag-health","tag-medication","tag-outdated","tag-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}