Before you reach for that Benadryl …



Jennifer Gish

4 Responses

  1. lizzee says:

    There was a group of very well known pediatricians in the area long ago who routinely would prescribe a drop of Benedryl in the baby bottle. Told women that their Polish.Italian,etc ethnic grandmothers were going to advise them to use whiskey or rum but the Benedryl worked better!

  2. Falconnier says:

    I read the article. The MD is an idiot. By his reasoning, any doctor who give medication for off-label conditions is, by analogy, also committing a crime.

    Physician, diagnose thyself.

  3. KimV says:

    Its not a crime if they cough or sneeze at least once, or you recall them coughing or sneezing at least once.

  4. maggie says:

    Actually, while it isn’t recommended for children, diphenhydramine (Benedryl) is sold as over the counter sleeping pills. So it isn’t even off label. And, at the same dosage, it is usually much cheaper in the the box labeled “sleep aid” than in the box labeled “alergy medication”.

    Drugging a kid to sleep every night is definately a bad thing, but really, one does = child abuse? Does this guy ever see shades of grey?