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 ...

The popular over-the-counter medication isn't as safe as other options, experts say. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer For decades, diphenhydramine—best known by the brand name Benadryl—has been a go-to ...

Dr. Anna Wolfson says she sees dangerous misuse of the allergy medication diphenhydramine in her clinic every day.“If someone has an allergic reaction to a food, people will say, ‘Don’t worry, I have ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Allergy sufferers, we are in the thick of it. The allergy/pollen forecast for this week is high in everything, from trees to weeds to grasses. You buy oral antihistamines over the ...