Stoughton, WI
A 34-year-old female asked:
i gave my children children claritin at 6:00 am and just gave them children benadryl (diphenhydramine) at 8:00 pm. should i we worried?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewis answered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
Antihistamines: Assuming the doses of Claritin & Benadryl (diphenhydramine) were right for each child's age/weight, only possible concern might be sedation (even though Claritin is promoted as non-sedating. Each drug works on a different antihistamine receptor, so there shouldn't be any interactions, just improved symptom relief. Also, giving the med's 12+ hours apart decreases likelihood of any problems.
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