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Descriptor English: Diphenhydramine
Descriptor Spanish: Difenhidramina
Descriptor difenilhidramina
Entry term(s) benhidramina
Scope note: Antagonista histamínico H1 utilizado como antiemético, antitusígeno, en dermatitis, para el prurito, en reacciones por hipersensibilidad, como hipnótico, antiparkinsoniano y como ingrediente en preparaciones para el resfriado común. Tiene algunos efectos colaterales no deseables antimuscarínicos y sedantes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Difenidramina
Descriptor French: Diphénhydramine
Entry term(s): 2-Diphenylmethoxy-N,N-dimethylethylamine
Allerdryl
Benadryl
Benhydramin
Benylin
Benzhydramine
Citrate, Diphenhydramine
Dimedrol
Diphenhydramine Citrate
Diphenhydramine Citrate (1:1)
Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride
Diphenylhydramin
Diphenylhydramine
Dormin
Hydrochloride, Diphenhydramine
Tree number(s): D02.092.471.320
D02.455.426.559.389.115.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004155
Scope note: A histamine H1 antagonist used as an antiemetic, antitussive, for dermatoses and pruritus, for hypersensitivity reactions, as a hypnotic, an antiparkinson, and as an ingredient in common cold preparations. It has some undesired antimuscarinic and sedative effects.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical
Fármacos Inductores del Sueño
Medicamentos Indutores do Sono
Produits pharmaceutiques favorisant le sommeil
pastillas para dormir
Anesthetics, Local
Anestésicos Locales
Anestésicos Locais
Anesthésiques locaux
anestésicos locales
Antiemetics
Antieméticos
Antieméticos
Antiémétiques
antieméticos
Histamine H1 Antagonists
Antagonistas de los Receptores Histamínicos H1
Antagonistas dos Receptores Histamínicos H1
Antihistaminiques des récepteurs H1
antagonistas de los receptores histamínicos H1
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Hipnóticos y Sedantes
Hipnóticos e Sedativos
Hypnotiques et sédatifs
hipnóticos y sedantes
Anti-Allergic Agents
Antialérgicos
Antialérgicos
Antiallergiques
antialérgicos
Registry Number: 8GTS82S83M
CAS Type 1 Name: Ethanamine, 2-(diphenylmethoxy)-N,N-dimethyl-
DeCS ID: 4210
Unique ID: D004155
NLM Classification: QV 157
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/18
Diphenhydramine - Preferred
Concept UI M0006508
Scope note A histamine H1 antagonist used as an antiemetic, antitussive, for dermatoses and pruritus, for hypersensitivity reactions, as a hypnotic, an antiparkinson, and as an ingredient in common cold preparations. It has some undesired antimuscarinic and sedative effects.
Preferred term Diphenhydramine
Entry term(s) 2-Diphenylmethoxy-N,N-dimethylethylamine
Benhydramin
Benzhydramine
Diphenylhydramin
Diphenylhydramine
Benadryl - Narrower
Concept UI M0369591
Preferred term Benadryl
Benylin - Narrower
Concept UI M0006510
Preferred term Benylin
Diphenhydramine Citrate - Narrower
Concept UI M0330460
Preferred term Diphenhydramine Citrate
Entry term(s) Citrate, Diphenhydramine
Diphenhydramine Citrate (1:1)
Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride - Narrower
Concept UI M0006507
Preferred term Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride
Entry term(s) Hydrochloride, Diphenhydramine
Dormin - Narrower
Concept UI M0351273
Preferred term Dormin
Allerdryl - Narrower
Concept UI M0369592
Preferred term Allerdryl
Dimedrol - Narrower
Concept UI M0369590
Preferred term Dimedrol



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