Benadryl: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives in the real world
Summary:
Benadryl: diphenhydramine hydrochloride
We study 104,954 Benadryl users. The information eHealthMe analyzes includes:
- Effectiveness of Benadryl- Alternative drugs to Benadryl
- Benadryl side effects and drug interactions
Number of reports submitted per year:

How effective is Benadryl?
- Allergies - reported by 637 people
- Insomnia - reported by 338 people
- Itching - reported by 97 people
Alternative drugs to the conditions Benadryl treats:
Benadryl side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Benadryl side effects (100,253 reports)
Browse all side effects of Benadryl:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Benadryl and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCompare Benadryl with similar drugs, by side effects and effectiveness:
- Benadryl vs. Allegra
- Benadryl vs. Allegra allergy
- Benadryl vs. Cetirizine hydrochloride
- Benadryl vs. Claritin
- Benadryl vs. Claritin-d
- Benadryl vs. Claritin-d 24 hour
- Benadryl vs. Fexofenadine hydrochloride
- Benadryl vs. Flonase
- Benadryl vs. Fluticasone propionate
- Benadryl vs. Loratadine
- Benadryl vs. Montelukast sodium
- Benadryl vs. Nasonex
- Benadryl vs. Singulair
- Benadryl vs. Xyzal
- Benadryl vs. Zyrtec
- Benadryl vs. Zyrtec allergy
Do you take Benadryl?
- You can use our AI tools to monitor drug safety and effectiveness.Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
How we gather our data?
Healthcare data is obtained from a number of sources including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This information is aggregated and used to produce personalized reports that patients can reference. Browse all drugs on eHealthMe.
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