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Substance · official US FDA label

Diphenhydramine (diphenhydramine)

7 medicines listed on Vimpia contain it, alone or combined. Below, the official US FDA label for diphenhydramine, unchanged.

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This is a US label.

The official US FDA label for diphenhydramine (published as DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE), effective September 9, 2026, describes products sold in the United States. The medicine sold in DR Congo may differ in strength, form or approved uses: ask a pharmacist or a doctor.

Official US FDA label for diphenhydramine

Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. The full label on DailyMed.

Uses

Uses ▪ for the relief of occasional sleeplessness ▪ reduces time to fall asleep if you have difficulty falling asleep

Dosage

US dosage, for products sold in the United States. For a medicine bought in DR Congo, follow its box, its leaflet or your pharmacist.

Directions ▪ take only one dose per day (24 hours) ▪ only use cup provided adults & children 12yrs & over One Dose 30 mL at bed time if needed or as directed by a doctor Children under 12 yrs do not use

Warnings and precautions

Warnings Do not use ▪ for children under 12 years of age ▪ with any other product containing diphenhydramine, even one used on skin Ask a doctor before use if you have ▪ a breathing problem such as emphysema, or chronic bronchitis ▪ glaucoma ▪ difficulty in urination due to enlargement of the prostate gland Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking sedatives or tranquilizers. When using this product ▪ avoid alcoholic beverages Stop use and ask a doctor if sleeplessness persists continuously for more than two weeks. Insomnia may be a symptom of serious underlying medical illness. If pregnant or breast-feeding , ask a health professional before use. Keep out of reach of children. Overdose warning: In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away at 1-800-222-1222.

Medicines that contain it

Names as they are sold. A medicine without an English page links to its French page.

Sources

  • ●Labels: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA (public domain). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. DailyMed.
  • ●English names of substances: RxNorm, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  • ●Marketing authorizations: register of the ACOREP, DR Congo.
  • ●Essential medicines: national list of essential medicines of DR Congo (LNME).
  • ●Composition: public medicines database of France (BDPM), ANSM, open licence.

Public information, for reference only: it does not replace the advice of a pharmacist or a doctor. Vimpia writes nothing about how to use a medicine and translates nothing: the label is the US FDA's, unchanged; names, composition and authorizations come from the official sources above.