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Benadryl
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<p>Benadryl is a brand of various <a href="/facts/Antihistamine/HuMC25lt">antihistamine</a> medications used to stop <a href="/facts/Allergy/dYAVosh8">allergies</a>, whose content varies in different countries, but which includes some combination of <a href="/facts/Diphenhydramine/XbbIg1Nv">diphenhydramine</a>, <a href="/facts/Acrivastine/NldRY8WG">acrivastine</a>, and/or <a href="/facts/Cetirizine/QtIw7jgk">cetirizine</a>. </p><p>It is sold by <a href="/facts/Kenvue/wGhySN3Q">Kenvue</a> and is used to relieve allergy symptoms such as sneezing, itching, runny nose, <a href="/facts/Rash/W97qGpq6">rash</a>, and <a href="/facts/Hives/zMkVo9qL">hives</a>. Some forms of Benadryl are to be taken orally, while some creams and gels are to be applied to the skin. Common side effects of the drug include <a href="/facts/Somnolence/mIlFhyf0">drowsiness</a>, <a href="/facts/Dizziness/eI8UvmS5">dizziness</a>, dry mouth and throat, confusion, and <a href="/facts/Blurred_vision/uxFesJ0w">blurred vision</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> and <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>, the active ingredient is <a href="/facts/Diphenhydramine/XbbIg1Nv">diphenhydramine</a>. In the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>, the active ingredients of Benadryl are the second-generation antihistamines <a href="/facts/Acrivastine/NldRY8WG">acrivastine</a> or <a href="/facts/Cetirizine/QtIw7jgk">cetirizine</a>. Benadryl is also sold as a <a href="/facts/Cough_medicine/2Qe0AjMx">cough medicine</a> in <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a> and <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a> containing <a href="/facts/Diphenhydramine/XbbIg1Nv">diphenhydramine</a>, as well as the <a href="/facts/Cold_medicine/2Qe0AjMx">antitussive</a> <a href="/facts/Dextromethorphan/Jq9UgD4M">dextromethorphan</a> or the <a href="/facts/Mucoactive_agent/rw9veqmh">expectorant</a> <a href="/facts/Guaifenesin/6M5ShWzC">guaifenesin</a>. </p>