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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Consumption_of_Tide_Pods/JG0mrx8I">Consumption of Tide Pods</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Recreational_use_of_dextromethorphan/dPyMwxgt">Recreational use of dextromethorphan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Milk_crate_challenge/jgcbY57C">Milk crate challenge</a>, a risky physical challenge that gained popularity on TikTok in 2021</li> <li><a href="/facts/Blackout_challenge/S05p2nlF">Blackout challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Skullbreaker_challenge/vGa8wFUL">Skullbreaker challenge</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>In other countries, products sold under the brand name Benadryl may contain a different antihistamine; in the United Kingdom, this is the second-generation antihistamines acrivastine or cetirizine. <a href="/wiki/Acrivastine" target="_blank">/wiki/Acrivastine</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Krstic, Zee (September 9, 2020). "What Parents Needs to Know About the Potentially Deadly Benadryl TikTok Challenge". Good Housekeeping. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020. <a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/a33959834/what-is-the-benadryl-challenge/" target="_blank">https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/a33959834/what-is-the-benadryl-challenge/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"FDA warns about serious problems with high doses of the allergy medicine diphenhydramine (Benadryl)". Food and Drug Administration (Press release). September 24, 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. <a href="https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-warns-about-serious-problems-high-doses-allergy-medicine-diphenhydramine-benadryl" target="_blank">https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-warns-about-serious-problems-high-doses-allergy-medicine-diphenhydramine-benadryl</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Broderick, Erin D.; Metheny, Heidi; Crosby, Brianna (2020). "Anticholinergic Toxicity". StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. PMID 30521219. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2020. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534798/" target="_blank">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534798/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"TikTok Videos Encourage Viewers to Overdose on Benadryl". Cook Children's Checkup Newsroom. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020. <a href="https://www.checkupnewsroom.com/tiktok-videos-encourage-viewers-to-overdose-on-benadryl/" target="_blank">https://www.checkupnewsroom.com/tiktok-videos-encourage-viewers-to-overdose-on-benadryl/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Dangerous 'Benadryl Challenge' on Tik Tok may be to blame for the death of Oklahoma teen". KFOR-TV. August 28, 2020. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2020. <a href="https://kfor.com/news/local/dangerous-benadryl-challenge-on-tik-tok-blamed-for-the-death-of-oklahoma-teen/" target="_blank">https://kfor.com/news/local/dangerous-benadryl-challenge-on-tik-tok-blamed-for-the-death-of-oklahoma-teen/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Hlavinka, Elizabeth (September 25, 2020). "Teen's Death Prompts Warning on 'Benadryl Challenge'". MedPage Today. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020. <a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/88816" target="_blank">https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/88816</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Agate, Samantha (September 4, 2020). "Viral TikTok Challenge Turns Deadly After Encouraging Teens To Take Drugs". Talent Recap. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210113162057/https://talentrecap.com/viral-tiktok-challenge-turns-deadly-after-encouraging-teens-to-take-drugs/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20210113162057/https://talentrecap.com/viral-tiktok-challenge-turns-deadly-after-encouraging-teens-to-take-drugs/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"13-Year-Old Dies After Doing What Family Says Was 'Benadryl Challenge.' What it Is and What Parents Should Know". NBC Chicago. April 19, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230419180515/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/13-year-old-dies-after-doing-viral-benadryl-challenge-what-it-is-and-what-parents-should-know/3122565/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20230419180515/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/13-year-old-dies-after-doing-viral-benadryl-challenge-what-it-is-and-what-parents-should-know/3122565/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"13-Year-Old Dies After Doing What Family Says Was 'Benadryl Challenge.' What it Is and What Parents Should Know". NBC Chicago. April 19, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230419180515/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/13-year-old-dies-after-doing-viral-benadryl-challenge-what-it-is-and-what-parents-should-know/3122565/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20230419180515/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/13-year-old-dies-after-doing-viral-benadryl-challenge-what-it-is-and-what-parents-should-know/3122565/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>McHardy, Martha (April 23, 2023). "What is the Benadryl challenge? New TikTok challenge that's left 13-year-old dead". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230424083848/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/world/tiktok-benadryl-challenge-death-13-year-old-b2325133.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20230424083848/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/world/tiktok-benadryl-challenge-death-13-year-old-b2325133.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Serrano, Jody (April 20, 2023). "TikTok Says It's 'Never Seen This Type of Content Trend' After 13-Year-Old Dies From Benadyrl Challenge". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230420120453/https://gizmodo.com/ohio-jacob-stevens-tiktok-benadryl-challenge-1850356423" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20230420120453/https://gizmodo.com/ohio-jacob-stevens-tiktok-benadryl-challenge-1850356423</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"13-Year-Old Dies After Doing What Family Says Was 'Benadryl Challenge.' What it Is and What Parents Should Know". NBC Chicago. April 19, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230419180515/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/13-year-old-dies-after-doing-viral-benadryl-challenge-what-it-is-and-what-parents-should-know/3122565/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20230419180515/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/13-year-old-dies-after-doing-viral-benadryl-challenge-what-it-is-and-what-parents-should-know/3122565/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>McHardy, Martha (April 23, 2023). "What is the Benadryl challenge? New TikTok challenge that's left 13-year-old dead". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230424083848/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/world/tiktok-benadryl-challenge-death-13-year-old-b2325133.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20230424083848/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/world/tiktok-benadryl-challenge-death-13-year-old-b2325133.html</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>