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 Category:cosmetic agents 
  
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information: 
  
Physical Properties: 
| Appearance: | white crystalline powder (est) |  
| Assay: |  95.00 to 100.00 
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed:  | No |  
| Boiling Point: |  343.70 °C. @  760.00 mm Hg (est)
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.000069 mmHg @  25.00 °C. (est) |  
| Flash Point: |  215.00 °F. TCC (  101.50 °C. ) (est)
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| logP (o/w): |   3.662 (est) |  
| Soluble in: |  
|   | water, 602.4 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |  
 
  
Organoleptic Properties: 
| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |  
 
  
Cosmetic Information: 
  
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Safety Information: 
| Preferred SDS: View |  
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| Hazards identification |  
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|  Classification of the substance or mixture |  
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |  
| None found. |  
|  GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |  
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| Hazard statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Precautionary statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:  |  
oral-child TDLo  12500 ug/kg CARDIAC: ARRHYTHMIAS (INCLUDING CHANGES IN CONDUCTION)
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Journal of Pediatrics. Vol. 90, Pg. 1017, 1977.
  
intravenous-dog LD50  24 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD
BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 89, Pg. 227, 1947.
  
intraperitoneal-guinea pig LD50  75 mg/kg Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 83, Pg. 120, 1945.
  
oral-guinea pig LD50  280 mg/kg Journal of Allergy. Vol. 27, Pg. 57, 1956.
  
intravenous-hamster LD50  18 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT
BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 97, Pg. 371, 1949.
  
intraperitoneal-mammal (species unspecified) LD50  80 mg/kg Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. Vol. 3, Pg. 328, 1953.
  
oral-man TDLo  10714 ug/kg AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM: PARASYMPATHOLYTIC
VASCULAR: BP ELEVATION NOT CHARACTERIZED IN AUTONOMIC SECTION
BEHAVIORAL: "HALLUCINATIONS, DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS" American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Vol. 4, Pg. 369, 1986.
  
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50  56 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 112, Pg. 318, 1954.
  
intravenous-mouse LD50  20 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA
BEHAVIORAL: CHANGES IN MOTOR ACTIVITY (SPECIFIC ASSAY)
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. Vol. 5, Pg. 72, 1955.
  
oral-mouse LD50  164 mg/kg Drugs in Japan Vol. -, Pg. 550, 1995.
  
intravenous-rabbit LD50  10 mg/kg LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA
BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Vol. 4, Pg. 150, 1945.
  
intraperitoneal-rat LD50  82 mg/kg Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 102, Pg. 250, 1951.
  
intravenous-rat LD50  35 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: ALTERED SLEEP TIME (INCLUDING CHANGE IN RIGHTING REFLEX)
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Vol. 12, Pg. 2769, 1984.
  
oral-rat LD50  500 mg/kg Drugs in Japan Vol. 6, Pg. 334, 1982.
  
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| Dermal Toxicity:  |  
skin-child TDLo 60 mg/kg/6H-I SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: OTHER: EYE
BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA
BEHAVIORAL: "HALLUCINATIONS, DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS" Clinical Pediatrics Vol. 25, Pg. 163, 1986.
  
subcutaneous-guinea pig LD50 40 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD
BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE CONTRACTION OR SPASTICITY) Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 113, Pg. 72, 1955.
  
subcutaneous-mouse LD50 99200 ug/kg BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD
SKIN AND APPENDAGES (SKIN): HAIR: OTHER
BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. Vol. 54, Pg. 33, 1958.
  
subcutaneous-rat LD50 201 mg/kg Yakugaku Zasshi. Journal of Pharmacy. Vol. 81, Pg. 261, 1961.
  
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| Inhalation Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information: 
| Category:  |  | cosmetic agents |  
| Recommendation for diphenhydramine HCL usage levels up to:  |  |   | not for fragrance use.
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| Recommendation for diphenhydramine HCL flavor usage levels up to:  |  
|   | not for flavor use.
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Safety References: 
  
References: 
|   | 2-benzhydryloxy-N,N-dimethylethanamine;hydrochloride |  
| NIST Chemistry WebBook: | Search Inchi |  
| Pubchem (cid): | 8980 |  
| Pubchem (sid): | 134975097 |  
 
  
Other Information: 
| (IUPAC): | Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf) |  
| Videos: | The Periodic Table of Videos |  
| tgsc: | Atomic Weights use for this web site |  
| (IUPAC): | Periodic Table of the Elements |  
| CHEBI: | View |  
| CHEMBL: | View |  
| KEGG (GenomeNet): | C07784 |  
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB01927 |  
| Export Tariff Code: | 2922.19.7000 |  
| ChemSpider: | View |  
| Wikipedia: | View |  
Formulations/Preparations: •hydrochloride...bax, benadryl, benocten, benzehist, dabylen, dolestan, felben, fenylhist, halbmond, rohydra, sedopretten, valdrene, wehydryl. hydrochloride
•capsules, 25 & 50 mg; injection (syringes & ampuls); elixir, 50 mg (single adult doses). hydrochloride, from table
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Potential Blenders and core components  note 
  
Potential Uses: 
  
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note 
  
Synonyms: 
|   | actifed sinus nighttime |  |   | alledryl |  |   | allergina |  |   | allergival |  |   | ambenyl |  |   | antitussive |  |   | bagodryl |  |   | bayer select night time pain relief |  |   | beldin |  |   | belix |  |   | bena-fedrin |  |   | benacine |  |   | benadril hydrochloride |  |   | benadryl |  |   | bendylate |  |   | benzantin |  |   | benzehist |  | O- | benzhydryldimethylaminoethanol hydrochloride |  | 2- | benzhydryloxy-N,N-dimethyl-ethanamine |  | 2- | benzhydryloxy-N,N-dimethylethanamine;hydrochloride |  | 2-( | benzhydryloxy)-N,N-dimethylethanamine hydrochloride |  | 2-( | benzhydryloxy)-N,N-dimethylethylamine hydrochloride |  | 2-( | benzhydryloxy)-N,N-dimethylethylamine, hydrochloride |  |   | caladryl |  |   | carphenex |  |   | cathejell |  |   | contac day & night allergy sinus night caplets |  |   | contac day & night cold/flu night caplets |  |   | dabylen |  |   | denydryl |  |   | dibondrin |  |   | difenhydramine hydrochloride |  |   | dimedrol |  | a-(2- | dimethylaminoethoxy)diphenylmethane hydrochloride |  | b- | dimethylaminoethyl benzhydryl ether hydrochloride |  |   | diphenhydramine hydrochloride |  |   | diphenhydraminehydrochloride |  |   | diphenylhydramine hydrochloride |  | 2- | diphenylmethoxy-N,N-dimethylethanamine hydrochloride |  | 2- | diphenylmethoxy-N,N-dimethylethylamine hydrochloride |  | 2-( | diphenylmethoxy)-N,N-dimethylethanamine hydrochloride |  | 2-( | diphenylmethoxy)-N,N-dimethylethanaminium chloride |  | [2-( | diphenylmethoxy)ethyl]dimethylamine hydrochloride |  | [2-( | diphenylmethoxy)ethyl]dimethylamine, chloride |  | N-(2- | diphenylmethoxyethyl)-N,N-dimethylamine hydrochloride |  | 2-[( | diphenylmethyl)oxy]-N,N-dimethylethanamine hydrochloride |  |   | dobacen hydrochloride |  |   | dolestan |  |   | eldadryl |  |   | ethanamine, 2-(diphenylmethoxy)-N,N-dimethyl-, hydrochloride (1:1) |  |   | ethylamine, N,N-dimethyl-2-(diphenylmethoxy)-, hydrochloride |  |   | felben |  |   | fenylhist |  |   | halbmond |  |   | histacyl |  |   | midol pm night time formula |  |   | noctomin |  |   | paradryl |  |   | prodryl |  |   | resmin |  |   | restamin |  |   | sedopretten |  |   | sekundal-D |  |   | silphen |  |   | sleep-eze-3 |  |   | syntedril |  |   | tylenol allergy sinus night time caplets |  |   | tylenol cold night time liquid |  |   | tylenol flu night time gelcaps |  |   | tylenol flu night time powder |  |   | tylenol pm tablets/caplets |  |   | valdrene |  |   | vicks formula 44 |  |   | wehydryl |  |   | ziradryl |  
 
  
Articles:
| PubMed:Drug-polymer intermolecular interactions in hot-melt extruded solid dispersions. |  
| PubMed:Applicability of total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) as a screening platform for pharmaceutical inorganic impurity analysis. |  
| PubMed:Simultaneous determination of potassium guaiacolsulfonate, guaifenesin, diphenhydramine HCl and carbetapentane citrate in syrups by using HPLC-DAD coupled with partial least squares multivariate calibration. |  
| PubMed:A composite polyelectrolytic matrix for controlled oral drug delivery. |  
| PubMed:Online monitoring of dissolution tests using dedicated potentiometric sensors in biorelevant media. |  
| PubMed:Prescription writing trends of antihistamines at the university health centre. |  
| PubMed:Black ant stings caused by Pachycondyla sennaarensis: a significant health hazard. |  
| PubMed:The comparison of diphenhydramine HCl and Nedocromil sodium in prevention of abdominal postoperative adhesion formation in rat models: an experimental study. |  
| PubMed:Microwave-assisted solvent extraction of solid matrices and subsequent detection of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. |  
| PubMed:Temperature/Humidity sensitivity of sustained-release formulations containing Kollidon SR. |  
| PubMed:A study of the effects of curing and storage conditions on controlled release diphenhydramine HCl pellets coated with Eudragit NE30D. |  
| PubMed:Diphenhydramine and hyaluronic acid derivatives reduce adnexal adhesions and prevent tubal obstructions in rats. |  
| PubMed:Investigation of the effect of tablet surface area/volume on drug release from hydroxypropylmethylcellulose controlled-release matrix tablets. |  
| PubMed:Study of crystallization of endogenous surfactant in Eudragit NE30D-free films and its influence on drug-release properties of controlled-release diphenhydramine HCl pellets coated with Eudragit NE30D. |  
| PubMed:Childhood serum sickness: a case report. |  
| PubMed:Effects of diphenhydramine HCl and methylprednisolone in the prevention of abdominal adhesions. |  
| PubMed:Effects of formulation variables and post-compression curing on drug release from a new sustained-release matrix material: polyvinylacetate-povidone. |  
| PubMed:Indirect atomic absorption determination of atropine, diphenhydramine, tolazoline, and levamisole based on formation of ion-associates with potassium tetraiodometrcurate. |  
| PubMed:Atomic emission spectrometric determination of ephedrine, cinchonine, chlorpheniramine, atropine and diphenhydramine based on formation of ion associates with ammonium reineckate. |  
| PubMed:Simple analysis of diphenylmethane antihistaminics and their analogues in bodily fluids by headspace solid-phase microextraction-capillary gas chromatography. |  
| PubMed:Prevention and treatment of dichlorvos-induced toxicosis in mice by diphenhydramine. |  
| PubMed:[An animal model for screening of antiallergic and antipruritic drugs]. |  
| PubMed:Differential illness intrusiveness associated with sleep-promoting medications. |  
| PubMed:Inhibition of neutral endopeptidase potentiates compound 48/80-induced constriction of guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle. |  
| PubMed:Comparison of the sedative effectiveness of two pharmacological regimens. |  
| PubMed:Mechanism of drug release from an acrylic polymer-wax matrix tablet. |  
| PubMed:[4-Aminopyridine-induced licking response and histamine liberation in mice]. |  
| PubMed:Phosphoramidon modulates effects of the 5-lipoxygenase inhibition on anaphylactic contraction of the guinea pig trachea. |  
| PubMed:Phosphoramidon augments contraction of guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle induced by histamine and leukotriene-D4. |  
| PubMed:Acrivastine, terfenadine and diphenhydramine effects on driving performance as a function of dose and time after dosing. |  
| PubMed:Spectrophotometric determination of ephedrine HCl, cinchonine HCl, chlorpheniramine maleate, atropine sulphate and diphenhydramine HCl by solvent extraction of reineckate complexes. |  
| PubMed:Effect of diphenhydramine on organophosphorus insecticide toxicity in mice. |  
| PubMed:Chromosome aberration and sister chromatid exchange tests in Chinese hamster ovary cells in vitro: II. Results with 20 chemicals. |  
| PubMed:Antihistamines reverse blood-ocular barrier breakdown in experimental diabetes. |  
| PubMed:Medical emergencies aboard commercial aircraft. |  
| PubMed:Tagamet-induced acute dystonia. |  
| PubMed:An extract of rat submandibular glands activates platelets and enhances cutaneous vascular permeability in rats and guinea pigs. |  
| PubMed:Superoxide anion generation during airway anaphylaxis. |  
| PubMed:Effects of antidepressant drugs on a quickly-learned conditioned-suppression response in mice. |  
| PubMed:Supra-additive toxic interaction of nicotine with antihistamines, and enhancement by the proconvulsant pentylenetetrazole. |  
| PubMed:The contractile properties of wound granulation tissue. |  
| PubMed:The pharmacokinetics of meprobamate following its oral and rectal administration as a series of combinations with diphenhydramine, acetylsalicylic acid, codeine and pentaerythritol tetranitrate. |  
| PubMed:Diphenhydramine: kinetics and psychomotor effects in elderly women. |  
| PubMed:Effects of tricyclic antidepressant and anticholinergic drugs on fixed-interval responding in the squirrel monkey. |  
| PubMed:Stimulant actions of histamine H1 antagonists on operant behavior in the squirrel monkey. |  
| PubMed:Effect of anti-parkinsonism drugs on gastric emptying and intestinal transit in the rat. |  
| PubMed:Suppression of histamine-induced pruritus by three antihistaminic drugs. |  
| PubMed:Teratogenesis studies with diphenhydramine HCl. |  
| PubMed:Effect of chlorpromazine, WY 1246 Melleril, diphenhydramine HCl (benadryl) and tyramine on barbital anesthesia. |  
| PubMed:Treatment of leg cramps during pregnancy: use of diphenhydramine HCl. |  
| PubMed:The effect of diphenhydramine HCL (benadryl HCL) on skeletal muscle. |  
| PubMed:The influence of diphenhydramine HCl (benadryl) on apomorphine-induced emesis in dogs. |  
 
  
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a histamine h1 antagonist used as an antiemetic, antitussive, for dermatoses and pruritus, for hypersensitivity reactions, as a hypnotic, an antiparkinson, and as an ingredient in common cold preparations. it has some undesired antimuscarinic and sedative effects.
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