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Diphenhydramine and the calcium carbimide-ethanol reaction: a placebo-controlled clinical study. 1986

A Stowell, and J Johnsen, and A Ripel, and J Mørland

The effect of diphenhydramine on the cyanamide-ethanol reaction was evaluated in a double-blind, controlled clinical study. Seven healthy subjects ingested 50 mg calcium carbimide at 4 hours and 100 mg diphenhydramine or placebo at 2 hours before a 0.2 gm/kg iv infusion of ethanol. Blood acetaldehyde and blood ethanol analyses were performed together with recordings of blood pressure, pulse rate, and flushing intensity during the hour after ethanol infusion. Diphenhydramine increased the mean ethanol AUC but did not influence blood acetaldehyde levels. Antihistamine reduced the flushing response by 40% and decreased the pulse rate from 40 minutes onward after ethanol infusion subsequent to calcium carbamide dosing. Blood pressure was not significantly influenced by ethanol at the calcium carbimide dose we used.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007263	Infusions, Parenteral	The administration of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through some other route than the alimentary canal, usually over minutes or hours, either by gravity flow or often by infusion pumping.	Intra-Abdominal Infusions,Intraperitoneal Infusions,Parenteral Infusions,Peritoneal Infusions,Infusion, Intra-Abdominal,Infusion, Intraperitoneal,Infusion, Parenteral,Infusion, Peritoneal,Infusions, Intra-Abdominal,Infusions, Intraperitoneal,Infusions, Peritoneal,Intra Abdominal Infusions,Intra-Abdominal Infusion,Intraperitoneal Infusion,Parenteral Infusion,Peritoneal Infusion
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008297	Male		Males
D011674	Pulse	The rhythmical expansion and contraction of an ARTERY produced by waves of pressure caused by the ejection of BLOOD from the left ventricle of the HEART as it contracts.	Pulses
D011897	Random Allocation	A process involving chance used in therapeutic trials or other research endeavor for allocating experimental subjects, human or animal, between treatment and control groups, or among treatment groups. It may also apply to experiments on inanimate objects.	Randomization,Allocation, Random
D001794	Blood Pressure	PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.	Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D002986	Clinical Trials as Topic	Works about pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries.	Clinical Trial as Topic
D003484	Cyanamide	A cyanide compound which has been used as a fertilizer, defoliant and in many manufacturing processes. It often occurs as the calcium salt, sometimes also referred to as cyanamide. The citrated calcium salt is used in the treatment of alcoholism.	Calcium Carbimide,Calcium Cyanamide,Citrated Calcium Cyanamide,Abstem,Carbimide,Colme,Cyanamide, Calcium (1:1) Salt,Cyanamide, Calcium (2:1) Salt,Cyanamide, Calcium Salt,Temposil,Calcium Cyanamide, Citrated,Calcium Salt Cyanamide,Carbimide, Calcium,Cyanamide, Calcium,Cyanamide, Citrated Calcium
D003486	Cyanides	Inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE containing the -CN radical. The concept also includes isocyanides. It is distinguished from NITRILES, which denotes organic compounds containing the -CN radical.	Cyanide,Isocyanide,Isocyanides
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