Difference between revisions of "Benadryl : Diphenhydramine"
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| + | [http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/163/22/2716 Donna M. Fick, PhD, RN, et al. Updating the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults:Results of a US Consensus Panel of Experts. Archives of Interal Medicine. 2003;163:2716-2724] | ||
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====Concerns and Rules - Benadryl:Diphenhydramine==== | ====Concerns and Rules - Benadryl:Diphenhydramine==== | ||
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| − | <th align=left>All nonprescription and many prescription antihistamines may have potent anticholinergic properties. Nonanticholinergic antihistamines are preferred in elderly patients when treating allergic reactions. May cause confusion and sedation. Should not be used as a hypnotic, and when used to treat emergency allergic reactions, it should be used in the smallest possible dose | + | <th align=left style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All nonprescription and many prescription antihistamines may have potent anticholinergic properties. Nonanticholinergic antihistamines are preferred in elderly patients when treating allergic reactions. May cause confusion and sedation. Should not be used as a hypnotic, and when used to treat emergency allergic reactions, it should be used in the smallest possible dose</th> |
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Concerns and Rules - Benadryl:Diphenhydramine
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