Index of reports
> Death (28)
Below is the selection of side effect reports (a.k.a. adverse event reports) related to Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) death. The selected reports were submitted to the FDA during the sample period of about a year.
Possible Benadryl side effects in 4 year old female
Reported by a physician from United States on 2012-08-24
Patient: 4 year old female
Reactions: Off Label Use, Wrong Drug Administered, Drug Interaction, Toxicity To Various Agents
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Other drugs received by patient possibly interacting with the suspect drug: Tussionex
Dosage: half teaspoon, once a day
Indication: Croup Infectious
Possible Benadryl side effects in
Reported by a pharmacist from United States on 2012-08-22
Patient:
Reactions: Accidental Overdose
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Possible Benadryl side effects in 19 year old male
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-08-17
Patient: 19 year old male
Reactions: Drug Diversion, Toxicity To Various Agents, Drug Abuse
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Cough and Cold Preparations
Dosage: daily dose text: unspecified
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Benadryl
Administration route: Oral
Benadryl
Dosage: daily dose text: unspecified
Administration route: Oral
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide
Dosage: daily dose text: unspecified
Administration route: Oral
Indication: Substance Use
Possible Benadryl side effects in 19 year old male
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-08-17
Patient: 19 year old male
Reactions: Drug Diversion, Toxicity To Various Agents, Drug Abuse
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Dosage: daily dose text: unspecified
Administration route: Oral
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Cough and Cold Preparations
Dosage: daily dose text: unspecified
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide
Dosage: daily dose text: unspecified
Administration route: Oral
Indication: Substance Use
Possible Benadryl side effects in 31 year old male
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-07-06
Patient: 31 year old male, weighing 67.1 kg (147.7 pounds)
Reactions: Overdose, Depressed Level of Consciousness, Asphyxia
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Other drugs received by patient: Prescription Pain Medications
Possible Benadryl side effects in 4 year old female
Reported by a physician from United States on 2012-06-21
Patient: 4 year old female
Reactions: Off Label Use, Wrong Drug Administered, Drug Interaction, Toxicity To Various Agents
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Other drugs received by patient possibly interacting with the suspect drug: Tussionex
Dosage: half teaspoon, once a day
Indication: Croup Infectious
Possible Benadryl side effects in 95 year old female
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-06-14
Patient: 95 year old female
Reactions: Off Label Use, Death
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Other drugs received by patient: Morphine
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 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 physician from United States on 2012-04-18
Patient: female, weighing 68.5 kg (150.7 pounds)
Reactions: Drowning, Drug Abuse
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Flexeril
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Cocaine
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Marijuana
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Xanax
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Possible Benadryl side effects in female
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-04-04
Patient: female
Reactions: Drowning, Myocardial Infarction
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Ibuprofen
Flexeril
Aleve (Caplet)
Administration route: Oral
Marijuana
Cocaine
Benadryl
Xanax
Possible Benadryl side effects in 48 year old female
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-04-03
Patient: 48 year old female
Reactions: Drowning
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Flexeril
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Benadryl
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Cocaine
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Xanax
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Marijuana
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Possible Benadryl side effects in
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-04-03
Patient:
Reactions: Overdose
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Methadone HCL
Oxycontin
Oxycodone HCL
Benadryl
Albuterol
Possible Benadryl side effects in female
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-03-27
Patient: female
Reactions: Drowning
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
ALL Other Therapeutic Products
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Benadryl
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Possible Benadryl side effects in female
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-03-19
Patient: female
Reactions: Drug Level Above Therapeutic, Death, Toxicity To Various Agents, Drug Abuse
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Diazepam
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Lidocaine
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Oxycodone HCL
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Acetaminophen
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Tramadol HCL
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Benadryl
Tramadol Hydrochloride and Acetaminophen
Indication: Ill-Defined Disorder
Xanax
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Possible Benadryl side effects in 23 year old female
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-03-16
Patient: 23 year old female
Reactions: Death, Toxicity To Various Agents, Drug Abuse
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Diazepam
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Tramadol Hydrochloride
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Tramadol Hydrochloride and Acetaminophen
Indication: Ill-Defined Disorder
Benadryl
Benadryl
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Xanax
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
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 male
Reported by a physician from United States on 2012-03-02
Patient: male
Reactions: Death
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Children's Tylenol Suspension
Indication: Malaise
Start date: 2003-05-23
End date: 2003-05-23
Benadryl
Children's Tylenol Suspension
Benadryl
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Possible Benadryl side effects in 3 month old male
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-03-01
Patient: 3 month old male
Reactions: Death
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Acetaminophen
Indication: Malaise
Start date: 2003-05-23
End date: 2003-05-23
Benadryl
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Possible Benadryl side effects in 23 year old female
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-02-29
Patient: 23 year old female
Reactions: Death, Toxicity To Various Agents, Drug Abuse
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Tramadol HCL
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Benadryl
Diazepam
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Benadryl
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Xanax
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Possible Benadryl side effects in female
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-02-21
Patient: female, weighing 60.8 kg (133.8 pounds)
Reactions: Intentional Overdose
Adverse event resulted in: death, hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Tylenol PM
Dosage: daily dose text: ^7 -8 bottles^
Administration route: Oral
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Start date: 2007-05-07
Benadryl
Administration route: Oral
Benadryl
Dosage: daily dose text: 2 bottles
Administration route: Oral
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Other drugs received by patient: Antipsychotics
Possible Benadryl side effects in female
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-02-21
Patient: female, weighing 60.8 kg (133.8 pounds)
Reactions: Multiple Drug Overdose Intentional, Drug Administration Error, Hepatic Failure
Adverse event resulted in: death, hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Extra Strength Tylenol PM Vanilla
Dosage: 7-8 bottles
Administration route: Oral
Indication: Intentional Overdose
Start date: 2007-05-07
Benadryl
Administration route: Oral
Benadryl
Dosage: 2 bottles
Administration route: Oral
Indication: Intentional Overdose
Start date: 2007-05-07
Other drugs received by patient: Antipsychotic Medication; Antipsychotic Medication
Possible Benadryl side effects in 32 year old male
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-01-13
Patient: 32 year old male
Reactions: Completed Suicide, Toxicity To Various Agents
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Lexapro
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Dilantin
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Seroquel
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Benadryl
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Citalopram Hydrobromide
Dosage: 10 mg (10 mg, 1 in 1 d),
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Zyprexa
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Trazodone HCL
Indication: Product Used FOR Unknown Indication
Possible Benadryl side effects in 32 year old male
Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-01-10
Patient: 32 year old male
Reactions: Completed Suicide, Toxicity To Various Agents
Adverse event resulted in: death
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Benadryl
Seroquel
Zyprexa
Dosage: 10 mg, 1x/day
Trazodone HCL
Citalopram
Lexapro
Dilantin
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