ANTIHISTAMINES

Brand & Generic Names

4 Way Cold	Histabid Duracaps
12-Hour Cold	Histadyl E.C.
Aclophen	Histafed C
Actacin	Histagesic Modified
Actagen-C Cough	Histaject Modified
Actidil	Histalet
Actifed	Histalet-DM
Actifed 12-Hour	Histalet Forte
Actifed A	Histamic
Actifed DM	Histatab Plus
Actifed Plus	Histatan
Actifed w/Codeine Cough	Histatuss Pediatric
Advanced Formula Dristan	Hista-Vadrin
Alamine	Histor-D
Alamine-C Liquid	Histosal
Alersule	Histussin C
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold	Hycomine
Alka-Seltzer Plus Maximum	Hycomine Compound
Strength Sinus Allergy	Hycomine-S Pediatric
Alka-Seltzer Plus Nighttime	Hydramine
Cold	Hydramine Cough
Allent	Hydrate
Aller-Chlor	Hydril
Alleract	Hydroxacen
Allerdryl	Hyrexin-50
Allerest	Improved Sino-Tuss
Allerest 12 Hour	Insomnal
Allerest 12 Hour Caplets	Isoclor
Allerest Headache Strength	Isoclor Timesules
Allerest Sinus Pain Formula	Klerist
Allerfrin	Kolephrin
Allerfrin w/Codeine	Kolephrin/DM
Allergy Formula Sinutab	Kolephrin NN Liquid
Allergy Relief Medicine	Kophane
AllerMax	Kophane Cough and Cold
Allerphed	Formula
Allert	Korigesic
Amaril D	Kronofed-A
Amaril D Spantab	Kronofed-A Jr.
Ambay Cough	Lanatuss Expectorant
Ambenyl Cough	LORATADINE
Ambophen Expectorant	Marmine
Anamine	Maximum Strength Dristan
Anamine HD	Cold Multi-Symptom Caplets
Anamine TD	Maximum Strength Tylenol
Anaplex	Allergy Sinus Caplets
Anatuss	Medatussin Plus
Anatuss w/Codeine	Meda Syrup Forte
Apo-Dimenhydrinate	Medi-Flu
Aprodrine	Medi-Flu Caplets
A.R.M. Maximum Strength	Midahist DH
Caplets	Motion-Aid
ASTEMIZOLE	Multipax
Atrofed	Myfed
Atrohist Sprinkle	Myfedrine Plus
AZATADINE	Nyhistine
Bayaminicol	Myhistine DH
Baydec DM Drops	Myidil
Bayhistine DH	Myminic
BC Cold Powder	Myphetane DC Cough
Beldin Cough	Myphetapp
Belix	Naldecon
Ben-Allergin-50	Naldecon Pediatric
Bena-D	Naldelate
Bena-D 50	Naldelate Pediatric Syrup
Benadryl	Nalgest
Benadryl Allergy/Sinus	Napril
Headache Caplets	Nasahist
Benadryl Complete Allergy	Nasahist B
Benadryl Decongestant	Nauseatol
Benadryl Plus	ND Clear T.D.
Benadryl Plus Nighttime	ND-Gesic
Liquid	ND Stat Revised
Benahist 10	Nervine Night-time Sleep-Aid
Benahist 50	New-Decongest
Ben-Allergen 50	New-Decongest Pediatric Syrup
Benaphen	Nico-Vert
Benoject-10	Nidryl
Benoject-50	Nighttime Pamprin
Benylin Cold	Nisaval
Benylin Cough	Nolahist
Benylin Decongestant	Nolamine
Benylin w/Codeine	Noradryl
Benylin-DM	Norafed
Biphetane DC Cough	Noraminic
BQ Cold	Nordryl
Brexin	Nordryl Cough
Brexin-L.A.	Norel Plus
Bromanate DC Cough	Normatane
Bromatap	Normatane DC
Bromatapp	Novafed A
Brombay	Novahistex
Bromfed	Novahistex C
Bromfed-AT	Novahistex DH
Bromfed-DM	Novahistex DH Expectorant
Bromfed-PD	Novahistex DM
BROMODIPHENHYDRAMINE	Novahistine
Bromophen T.D.	Novahistine DH
Bromphen	Novahistine DH Expectorant
Bromphen DC	Novahistine DH Liquid
BROMPHENIRAMINE	Novodimenate
Brompheril	Novopheniram
Bronkotuss Expectorant	Nyquil Liquicaps
Brotane DX Cough	NyQuil Nighttime Colds
Bydramine Cough	Medicine
Caldomine-DH Forte	Nytime Cold Medicine Liquid
Caldomine-DH Pediatric	Nytol Maximum Strength
Calm X	Nytol w/DPH
Calmylin w/Codeine	Omni-Tuss
CARBINOXAMINE	Omnicol
Carbinoxamine Compound	Optimine
Carbiset	Oragest S.R.
Carbodec	Oraminic II
Carbodec DM Drops	Oraminic Spancaps
Carbodec TR	Ornade
Cardec-S	Ornade A.F.
Cenafed Plus	Ornade Expectorant
Cerose-DM	Ornade Spansules
Cheracol Plus	Ornade-DM 10
Cheracol Sinus	Ornade-DM 15
Chexit	Ornade-DM 30
Children's Dramamine	Orthoxicol Cough
Children's Nyquil Night-	Panadyl
time Cold Medicine	Par Decon
Children's Tylenol Cold	PBZ
Chlo-Amine	PBZ-SR
Chlor-100	PediaCare Allergy
Chlorafed	PediaCare Children's Cold
Chlorafed H.S. Timecelles	Relief Night Rest
Chlorafed Timecelles	Cough-Cold Formula
Chlorate	PediaCare Children's Cough-
Chlorgest-HD	Cold Formula
Chlor-Niramine	PediaCare Cold Formula
Chlorphed	Pediacof Cough
CHLORPHENIRAMINE	Pelamine
Chlor-Pro	Penntuss
Chlor-Pro 10	Periactin
Chlor-Rest	Pertussin PM
Chlorspan-12	Pfeiffer's Allergy
Chlortab-4	Phanadex
Chlortab-8	Phenapapp Sinus Headache &
Chlor-Trimeton	Congestion
Chlor-Trimeton Allergy	Phenetron
Chlor-Trimeton Decongestant	Phenetron Lanacaps
Chlor-Trimeton Repetabs	PHENINDAMINE
Chlor-Trimeton Sinus Caplets	PHENIRAMINE
Chlor-Tripolon	Phentate T.D.
Chlor-Tripolon Decongestant	Phentox Compound
Chlor-Tripolon Decongestant	PHENYLTOLOXAMINE
Extra Strength	PMS-Dimenhydrinate
Chlor-Tripolon Decongestant	Poladex T.D.
Repetabs	Polaramine
Citra Forte	Polaramine Expectorant
Claritin	Polaramine Repetabs
CLEMASTINE FUMARATE	Polargen
Clistin	Poly-Histine-CS
CoActifed	Poly-Histine D
CoActifed Expectorant	Poly-Histine D Ped
Co-Apap	Poly-Histine-DM
Codehist DH	Prometh VC Plain
Codimal	Prominicol Cough
Codimal-A	Promist HD Liquid
Codimal DH	Pseudo-Car DM
Codimal DM	Pseudo-Chlor
Codimal L.A.	Pseudodine C Cough
Codimal-LA Half	Pseudo-gest Plus
Codimal PH	P-V-Tussin
Colrex Compound	Pyribenzamine
Colrex Cough	PYRILAMINE
Coltab Children's	Pyrilamine Maleate Tablets
Comhist	Pyrroxate
Comhist LA	Quelidrine Cough
Compoz	Reactine
Comtrex A/S	Reidamine
Comtrex Hot Flu Relief	Remcol-C
Comtrex Multi-Symptom	Remcol Cold
Cold Reliever	Rentamine
Comtrex Multi-Symptom	Resaid S.R.
Hot Flu Relief	Resporal TR
Comtrex Nighttime	Rhinolar-EX
Condrin LA	Rhinolar-EX 12
Conex D.A.	Rhinosyn-DM
Conex Plus	Rinade B.I.D.
Conjec-B	Robitussin A-C
Contac 12-Hour	Robitussin Night Relief
Contac Day Caplets	Robitussin Night Relief
Contac Maximum Strength	Colds Formula Liquid
12-Hour Caplets	Robitussin w/Codeine
Contac Night Caplets	Rondec
Contac Severe Cold Formula	Rondec Drops
Contac Severe Cold Formula	Rondec-DM
Night Strength	Rondec-DM Drops
Cophene No. 2	Rondec-TR
Cophene-B	R-Tannate
Cophene-S	Ru-Tuss
Cophene-X	Ru-Tuss II
Cophene-XP	Ru-Tuss w/Hydrocodone Liquid
Co-Pyronil 2	Ryna
Coricidin D	Ryna-C Liquid
Coricidin Demilets	Rynatan
Coricidin Maximum Strength	Rynatuss
Sinus Headache	Rynatuss Pediatric
Corcidin w/Codeine	Salphenyl
Coristex-DH	Scot-tussin Original 5-Action
Coristine-DH	Cold Medicine
Corsym	Seldane-D
CoTylenol Cold Medication	Silphen
Covangesic	Sinapils
Cremacoat 4 Throat Coating	Sinarest
Cough Medicine	Sinarest Extra Strength
CYPROHEPTADINE	Sine-Off Maximum Strength
Dallergy Jr.	Allergy/Sinus Formula
Dallergy-D	Sine-Off Sinus Medicine
Dapacin Cold	Singlet
Decohist	Sinubid
Deconamine	Sinucon Pediatric Drops
Deconamine SR	Sinulin
Decongestabs	Sinusol-B
Dehist	Sinutab
Demazin	Sinutab Extra Strength
Demazin Repetabs	Sinutab Maximum Strength
Dexaphen SA	Sinutab Regular
DEXBROMPHENIRAMINE	Sinutab SA
Dexchlor	Sleep-Eze 3
DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE	Snaplets Multi
Dexbrompheniramine	Snaplets-D
Dexophed	Sominex Liquid
Diahist	Statuss Expectorant
Diamine T.D.	Statuss Green
Dihistine	Sudafed Plus
Dihistine DH	Tamine S.R.
Dihydrex	Tavist
Dimaphen S.A.	Tavist-1
DIMENHYDRINATE	Tavist-D
Dimentabs	T-Dry
Dimetane	T-Dry Junior
Dimetane-DC Cough	Tega-Vert
Dimetane Decongestant	Telachlor
Dimetane Decongestant	Teldrin
Caplets	TheraFlu/Flu & Cold
Dimetane-DX Cough	TheraFlu/Flu, Cold & Cough
Dimetane Expectorant	TheraFlu Nighttime Maximum
Dimetane Expectorant-C	Strength
Dimetane Expectorant-DC	Thera-Hist
Dimetane Extentabs	T-Koff
Dimetane-Ten	Touro A&H
Dimetapp	Travamine
Dimetapp-A	Triacin C Cough
Dimetapp-DM	Triaminic
Dimetapp Extentabs	Triaminic Allergy
Dimetapp Maximum Strength	Triaminic Chewables
Liquigels	Triaminic Cold
Dimetapp Oral Infant Drops	Triaminic Expectorant
Dimetapp Plus Caplets	Triaminic Expectorant DH
Dimetapp w/Codeine	Triaminic Nite Light
Dinate	Triaminic Oral Infant Drops
Diphen Cough	Triaminic TR
Diphenacen-10	Triaminic-12
Diphenacen-50	Triaminic-DM Expectorant
Diphenadryl	Triaminicin
DIPHENHYDRAMINE	Triaminicin w/Codeine
DIPHENYLPYRALINE	Triaminicol DM
Disobrom	Triaminicol Multi-Symptom
Disophrol	Relief
Disophrol Chronotabs	Tricodene Forte
Dommanate	Tricodene NN
Donatussin	Tricom Tablets
Donatussin Drops	Trifed
Dondril	Trifed-C Cough
Dorcol Children's	Trimedine Liquid
Cold Formula	Trinalin Repetabs
Dormarex 2	Trind
Dormin	Trind DM Liquid
DOXYLAMINE	Tri-Nefrin Extra Strength
Dramamine	Trinex
Dramamine Chewable	Triofed
Dramamine Liquid	Triotann
Dramanate	Tripaigin Cold
Dramilin	Trip-Tone
Dramocen	TRIPELENNAMINE
Dramoject	Tri-Phen-Chlor
Dristan	Tri-Phen-Chlor T.D.
Dristan AF	Triphenyl
Dristan Cold	Triphenyl T.D.
Dristan Cold and Flu	Tripodrine
Dristan Formula P	Triposed
Drixoral	TRIPROLIDINE
Drixoral Plus	Tritann Pediatric
Drixtab	Trymegen
Drize	Tusquelin
Duadacin	Tuss-Ornade Spansules
Duralex	Tussafed
Dura-Tap PD	Tussagesic
Dura-Vent/A	Tussaminic DH Forte
Dymenate	Tussaminic DH Pediatric
EDA-Hist	Tussanil DH
E-Vista	Tussanil Plain
Effervescent Tylenol Cold	Tussar DM
Efficol Cough Whip (Cough	Tussar SF
Suppressant/Decongestant/	Tussar-2
Antihistamine)	Tussionex
Efricon Expectorant Liquid	Tussirex w/Codeine Liquid
Endafed	Tusstat
Endal HD	Twilite
Endal-HD Plus	Ty-Cold Cold Formula
Extreme Cold Formula Caplets	Tylenol Allergy Sinus Gelcaps
Father John's Medicine Plus	Tylenol Cold and Flu
Fedahist	Tylenol Cold Medication
Fedahist Decongestant	Tylenol Cold Night Time
Fedahist Gyrocaps	Unisom Nighttime Sleep Aid
Fedahist Timecaps	Valdrene
Fenylhist	Vanex-HD
Flogesic	Vasominic T.D.
Fynex	Veltane
Genac	Veltap
Genallerate	Vicks Formula 44 Cough
Genamin	Mixture
Genatap	Viro-Med
Gencold	Vistaject
Gen-D-phen	Vistaril
Gentab LA	Vistazine
Gravol	Wehamine
Gravol L/A	Wehdryl
Guistrey Fortis	Wehdryl-10
Hismanal	Wehdryl-50
Hispril

Basic Information

• Habit forming? No
• Prescription needed? High strength: Yes Low strength: No
• Available as generic? Yes
• Drug class: Antihistamine

Uses

• Reduces allergic symptoms such as hay fever, hives, rash or itching.
• Prevents motion sickness, nausea, vomiting.
• Induces sleep.
• Reduces stiffness and tremors of Parkinson's disease.

Dosage & Usage Information

How to take:
Follow label directions.

When to take:
Varies with form. Follow label directions.

If you forget a dose:
Take as soon as you remember up to 2 hours late. If more than 2 hours, wait for next scheduled dose (don't double this dose).

What drug does:
Blocks action of histamine after an allergic response triggers histamine release in sensitive cells.

Time lapse before drug works:
30 minutes.

Don't take with:
Any other medicine without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.

Overdose

SYMPTOMS:
Convulsions, red face, hallucinations, coma.

WHAT TO DO:

• Dial 911 (emergency) or O (operator) for an ambulance or medical help. Then give first aid immediately.
• See EMERGENCY Information.

Possible Adverse Reactions or Side Effects

Life-threatening:

In case of overdose, see Overdose section.

Common:

Drowsiness; dizziness; dry mouth, nose, throat; nausea.

Infrequent:

• Change in vision, clumsiness, rash.
• Less tolerance for contact lenses, painful or difficult urination.
• Appetite loss.

Rare:

Nightmares, agitation, irritability, sore throat, fever, rapid heartbeat, unusual bleeding or bruising, fatigue, weakness, confusion.

Warnings & Precautions

Don't take if:
You are allergic to any antihistamine.

Before you start, consult your doctor:

• If you have glaucoma.
• If you have enlarged prostate.
• If you have asthma.
• If you have kidney disease.
• If you have peptic ulcer.
• If you will have surgery within 2 months, including dental surgery, requiring general or spinal anesthesia.

Over age 60:
Don't exceed recommended dose. Adverse reactions and side effects may be more frequent and severe than in younger persons, especially urination difficulty, diminished alertness and other brain and nervous-system symptoms.

Pregnancy:
No proven harm to unborn child. Avoid if possible.

Breast-feeding:
Drug passes into milk. Avoid drug or discontinue nursing until you finish medicine. Consult doctor for advice on maintaining milk supply.

Infants & children:
Not recommended for premature or newborn infants. Otherwise, no problems expected.

Prolonged use:
Avoid. May damage bone marrow and nerve cells.

Skin & sunlight:
May cause rash or intensify sunburn in areas exposed to sun or sunlamp.

Driving, piloting or hazardous work:
Don't drive or pilot aircraft until you learn how medicine affects you. Don't work around dangerous machinery. Don't climb ladders or work in high places. Danger increases if you drink alcohol or take medicine affecting alertness and reflexes, such as antihistamines, tranquilizers, sedatives, pain medicine, narcotics and mind-altering drugs.

Discontinuing:
No problems expected.

Others:

• May mask symptoms of hearing damage from aspirin, other salicylates, cisplatin, paromomycin, vancomycin or anticonvulsants. Consult doctor if you use these.
• Advise any doctor or dentist whom you consult that you take this medicine.

Possible Interaction with Other Drugs

GENERIC NAME	COMBINED EFFECT
------------------------	-----------------------
Anticholinergics*	Increased anticholinergic effect.
Anticoagulants*,	Decreased anti-
oral	histamine effect.
Antidepressants*	Excess sedation. Avoid.
Antihistamines,	Excess sedation.
other*	Avoid.
Carteolol	Decreased antihistamine effect.
Central nervous	May increase sedation.
Clozapine	Toxic effect on the central nervous
	system.
Dronabinol	Increased effects of both drugs.
	Avoid.
Erythromycin	Increased risk of toxicity with
	astemizole.
Hypnotics*	Excess sedation. Avoid.
Itraconazole	Increased risk of cardiac toxicity
	and death with astemizole.
MAO inhibitors*	Increased antihistamine effect.
Mind-altering drugs*	Excess sedation. Avoid.
Molindone	Increased sedative and
	antihistamine effect.
Nabilone	Greater depression of central
	nervous system.
Narcotics*	Excess sedation. Avoid.
Procarbazine	May increase sedation.
Sedatives*	Excess sedation. Avoid.
Sertraline	Increased depressive effects of both
	drugs.
Sleep inducers*	Excess sedation. Avoid.
Sotalol	Increased antihistamine effect.
Tranquilizers*	Excess sedation. Avoid.

Possible Interaction with Other Substances

INTERACTS WITH	COMBINED EFFECT
---------------	---------------
Alcohol:	Excess sedation. Avoid.
Caffeine drinks.	Less antihistamine sedation.
Cocaine:	Decreased antihistamine effect.
	Avoid.
Foods:	None expected.
Marijuana:	Excess sedation. Avoid.
Tobacco:	None expected.