Biomaterial Database

The nature of the action of dimethylaminoethyl benzhydryl ether hydrochloride (benadryl); effects upon the human eye. 1946

R HARRIS, and T H McGAVACK, and H ELIAS

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004155	Diphenhydramine	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.	Benhydramin,Diphenylhydramin,2-Diphenylmethoxy-N,N-dimethylethylamine,Allerdryl,Benadryl,Benylin,Benzhydramine,Dimedrol,Diphenhydramine Citrate,Diphenhydramine Citrate (1:1),Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride,Diphenylhydramine,Dormin,Citrate, Diphenhydramine,Hydrochloride, Diphenhydramine
D004338	Drug Combinations	Single preparations containing two or more active agents, for the purpose of their concurrent administration as a fixed dose mixture.	Drug Combination,Combination, Drug,Combinations, Drug
D004986	Ether	A mobile, very volatile, highly flammable liquid used as an inhalation anesthetic and as a solvent for waxes, fats, oils, perfumes, alkaloids, and gums. It is mildly irritating to skin and mucous membranes.	Diethyl Ether,Ether, Ethyl,Ethyl Ether,Ether, Diethyl
D004987	Ethers	Organic compounds having two alkyl or aryl groups bonded to an oxygen atom, as in the formula R1–O–R2.
D005123	Eye	The organ of sight constituting a pair of globular organs made up of a three-layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light.	Eyes
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000596	Amino Acids	Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.	Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D013012	Sorbitol	A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications.	Glucitol,Medevac,Sorbilax,Yal,klysma Sorbit