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Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) - Product Quality Issue - Suspected Cause - Side Effect Reports

 
 



Index of reports > Cases with Product Quality Issue (20)

Below is the selection of side effect reports (a.k.a. adverse event reports) related to Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) where reactions include product quality issue. The selected reports were submitted to the FDA during the sample period of about a year.

Possible Benadryl side effects in female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-07-19

Patient: female

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Drug Ineffective, Oedema Peripheral, Extrasystoles, Dizziness

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Epipen
    Dosage: 11-12 years
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Zyrtec Allergy
    Administration route: Oral

Zyrtec Allergy
    Dosage: 11-12 years
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Other drugs received by patient: ALL Other Therapeutic Products; Unspecified Blood Pressure Meds



Possible Benadryl side effects in female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-06-22

Patient: female

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Drug Ineffective, Extrasystoles, Oedema Peripheral, Dizziness

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Epipen
    Dosage: 11-12 years
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Zyrtec Allergy
    Administration route: Oral

Zyrtec Allergy
    Dosage: 11-12 years
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Other drugs received by patient: Unspecified Blood Pressure Meds; ALL Other Therapeutic Products



Possible Benadryl side effects in 34 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-06-19

Patient: 34 year old female

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Off Label Use, Fatigue, Convulsion

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl

Other drugs received by patient: Levetiracetam; Vimpat



Possible Benadryl side effects in 83 year old male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-05-29

Patient: 83 year old male

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Homicide, Completed Suicide, Abnormal Behaviour, Hallucination

Adverse event resulted in: death

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Tramadol HCL
    Indication: Pain Management

Benadryl
    Indication: Antiallergic Therapy

Citalopram Hydrobromide
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pain Management

Benzodiazepine NOS
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pyrexia



Possible Benadryl side effects in 83 year old male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-05-18

Patient: 83 year old male

Reactions: Homicide, Product Quality Issue, Completed Suicide, Abnormal Behaviour, Hallucination

Adverse event resulted in: death

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benzodiazepine NOS
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Tramadol Hydrochloride
    Indication: Pain Management

Benadryl
    Indication: Antiallergic Therapy

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pyrexia

Citalopram Hydrobromide
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pain Management



Possible Benadryl side effects in 83 year old male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-05-16

Patient: 83 year old male

Reactions: Homicide, Product Quality Issue, Completed Suicide, Abnormal Behaviour, Hallucination

Adverse event resulted in: death

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benzodiazepine NOS
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Citalopram Hydrobromide
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Benadryl
    Indication: Antiallergic Therapy

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pyrexia

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pain Management

Tramadol Hydrochloride
    Indication: Pain Management



Possible Benadryl side effects in 83 year old male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-05-15

Patient: 83 year old male

Reactions: Homicide, Product Quality Issue, Completed Suicide, Abnormal Behaviour, Hallucination

Adverse event resulted in: death

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pain Management

Tramadol Hydrochloride
    Indication: Pain Management

Benzodiazepine NOS
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Benadryl
    Indication: Antiallergic Therapy

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pyrexia

Citalopram Hydrobromide
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy



Possible Benadryl side effects in 83 year old male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-05-04

Patient: 83 year old male

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Homicide, Completed Suicide, Abnormal Behaviour, Hallucination

Adverse event resulted in: death

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benzodiazepine NOS
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Tramadol HCL
    Indication: Pain Management

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pyrexia

Benadryl
    Indication: Antiallergic Therapy

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pain Management

Citalopram Hydrobromide
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy



Possible Benadryl side effects in 5 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-04-25

Patient: 5 year old female

Reactions: Off Label Use, Product Quality Issue, Expired Drug Administered, Adverse Reaction

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Pruritus

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Food Allergy

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Hypersensitivity



Possible Benadryl side effects in 5 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-04-25

Patient: 5 year old female

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Wrong Drug Administered, Adverse Reaction

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
    Dosage: 1 tablet as needed, upc # 5058034818
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Pruritus

Benadryl
    Dosage: 1 tablet as needed, upc # 5058034818
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Hypersensitivity



Possible Benadryl side effects in 83 year old male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-04-20

Patient: 83 year old male

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Homicide, Completed Suicide, Abnormal Behaviour, Hallucination

Adverse event resulted in: death

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Tramadol Hydrochloride
    Indication: Pain Management

Benzodiazepine NOS
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Citalopram Hydrobromide
    Indication: Antidepressant Therapy

Benadryl
    Indication: Antiallergic Therapy

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pain Management

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Pyrexia



Possible Benadryl side effects in female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-04-03

Patient: female

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Drug Ineffective, Extrasystoles, Oedema Peripheral, Dizziness

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Zyrtec Allergy
    Dosage: 11-12 years
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Epipen
    Dosage: 11-12 years
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Zyrtec Allergy
    Administration route: Oral

Other drugs received by patient: Unspecified Blood Pressure Meds; ALL Other Therapeutic Products



Possible Benadryl side effects in 23 year old female

Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-03-14

Patient: 23 year old female

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Death, Toxicity To Various Agents, Drug Abuse

Adverse event resulted in: death

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Xanax
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication

Benadryl

Tramadol HCL
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication

Diazepam
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication

Benadryl
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication



Possible Benadryl side effects in 7 year old male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-02-22

Patient: 7 year old male

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Chest Discomfort, Hypersensitivity, Angioedema, Nausea, Wheezing, Urticaria, Impaired Work Ability, Pyrexia, Rash, Headache, Pallor, Malaise, Cough

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Acetaminophen

Junior Strength Motrin

Benadryl
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication

Junior Strength Motrin
    Indication: Ill-Defined Disorder

Acetaminophen
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication

Benadryl



Possible Benadryl side effects in 25 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-02-21

Patient: 25 year old female

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Nausea, Diarrhoea, Urticaria, Swelling, Chills, Headache

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Tylenol-500
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral

Tylenol-500
    Administration route: Oral

Extra Strength Tylenol
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication

Extra Strength Tylenol
    Administration route: Oral

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication

Other drugs received by patient: Unspecified Birth Control



Possible Benadryl side effects in 79 year old male

Reported by a physician from United States on 2012-02-17

Patient: 79 year old male, weighing 64.4 kg (141.7 pounds)

Reactions: Off Label Use, Product Quality Issue, Vomiting, Nausea, Skin Discolouration, Chromaturia, Gait Disturbance

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
    Dosage: daily dose text: 2 pills every 4-6 hours twice daily
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Prophylaxis
    Start date: 2009-03-01

Benadryl
    Dosage: daily dose text: 2 pills every 4-6 hours twice daily
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Sinus Disorder
    Start date: 2009-03-01

Acetaminophen
    Dosage: daily dose text: one tablet twice daily
    Indication: Prophylaxis

Acetaminophen
    Dosage: daily dose text: one tablet twice daily
    Indication: Back Pain

Other drugs received by patient: Immune Globulin NOS



Possible Benadryl side effects in male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-02-16

Patient: male

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Vomiting, Nausea, Chromaturia, Gait Disturbance

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Acetaminophen
    Dosage: 650 mg every month at the time of his immunoglobulin infusions and as needed for his back disorder
    Indication: Prophylaxis

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Sinus Disorder

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Prophylaxis

Acetaminophen
    Dosage: 650 mg every month at the time of his immunoglobulin infusions and as needed for his back disorder
    Indication: Back Disorder

Other drugs received by patient: Immune Globulin NOS



Possible Benadryl side effects in 75 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2011-11-10

Patient: 75 year old female, weighing 44.5 kg (97.8 pounds)

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Off Label Use, Vertigo

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
    Dosage: one, every 4-5 hours
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Arthropod Sting
    Start date: 2001-08-02
    End date: 2011-08-03

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral



Possible Benadryl side effects in male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2011-10-27

Patient: male

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Gastric Dilatation, Gastritis

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl

Benadryl
    Dosage: as of 15-oct-2011, it is unspecified if the patient is still taking the product.
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication



Possible Benadryl side effects in 40 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2011-10-11

Patient: 40 year old female

Reactions: Product Quality Issue, Pruritus Generalised, Rash, Secretion Discharge, Suicidal Ideation

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
    Administration route: Topical
    Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication

Benadryl
    Administration route: Topical

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral

Benadryl
    Dosage: recommeded amount at the recommened frequency
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral

Benadryl
    Administration route: Oral
    Indication: Multiple Allergies

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