Doctors warn diphenhydramine (sold as Benadryl) may carry serious long-term side effects. Overuse can lead to sedation, cognitive issues, and even accidental overdose. Safer allergy alternatives like ...

UNDATED (CNN Newsource/WKRC) - In a review published earlier this year, allergy experts from two universities described an allergy medication as "outdated and dangerous." Some doctors were advising ...

Thousands of bottles of a popular liquid Benadryl allergy product are being recalled because they lack child-resistant packaging that can help prevent poisoning, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety ...

A paper that calls for saying a "final goodbye" to diphenhydramine -- best known as Benadryl -- has physicians talking on social media. Published in the World Allergy Organization Journal, the paper ...

Some allergy specialists are questioning whether one of the most familiar and oldest antihistamines, diphenhydramine, needs to be retired in favor of second-generation drugs that have fewer side ...

Experts are raising concerns about Benadryl’s ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and potential lasting impacts getty Benadryl has been used since the 1940s to stop allergy attacks and relieve ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. For decades, diphenhydramine—best known by the brand ...