Week 3, Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

Question 1

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) pharmacological class is:

H1 Receptor Antagonist; Antihistamine

Answer 1

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) pharmacological class is:

H1 Receptor Antagonist; Antihistamine

Question 2

What is the Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) pharmacological class?

Answer 2

H1 Receptor Antagonist; Antihistamine

Question 3

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is a 1st generation H1 Receptor Antagonist that is often combined with an Analgesic.

Answer 3

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is a 1st generation H1 Receptor Antagonist that is often combined with an Analgesic.

Question 4

What generation of H1 Antagonist Receptor is Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)?

Answer 4

1st Generation

Question 5

What is Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) commonly combined with?

Answer 5

An Analgesic

Question 6

Indications for Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) include Parkinson’s disease, motion sickness, and insomnia.

Answer 6

Indications for Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) include Parkinson’s disease, motion sickness, and insomnia.

Question 7

What are Indications for Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)?

Answer 7

Parkinson’s disease, motion sickness, and insomnia.

Question 8

Adverse effects of Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) are significant drowsiness, and Anticholinergic effects.

Answer 8

Adverse effects of Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) are significant drowsiness, and Anticholinergic effects.

Question 9

What are adverse effects of Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)?

Answer 9

Significant drowsiness, and Anticholinergic effects.

Question 10

Occasionally, in Diphenhydramine, paradoxical CNS stimulation and excitability will be observed.

Answer 10

Occasionally, in Diphenhydramine, paradoxical CNS stimulation and excitability will be observed.

Question 11

What paradoxical effect will occasionally be observed in Diphenhydramine?

Answer 11

CNS stimulation and excitability

Question 12

Contraindications of use for Diphenhydramine are:
Hypersensitivity to the drug, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), narrow-angle glaucoma, and gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction

Answer 12

Contraindications of use for Diphenhydramine are:
Hypersensitivity to the drug, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), narrow-angle glaucoma, and gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction

Question 13

What are some contraindications for use of Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)?

Answer 13

-Hypersensitivity to the drug
-Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
-Narrow Angle Glaucoma
-GI Obstruction

Question 14

Drug-Drug interactions for Diphenhydramine are increased sedation with CNS depressant, like Alcohol.

Answer 14

Drug-Drug interactions for Diphenhydramine are increased sedation with CNS depressant, like Alcohol.

Question 15

What is a Drug-Drug reaction involving Diphenhydramine (Benadryl).

Answer 15

Increased sedation with the use of a CNS depressant, like alcohol.

Question 16

Diphenhydramine should be discontinued at least 4 days prior to skin allergy tests.

Answer 16

Diphenhydramine should be discontinued at least 4 days prior to skin allergy tests.

Question 17

When should Diphenhydramine be discontinued?

Answer 17

4 days prior to skin allergy tests.