What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Benadryl to Children or the Elderly?

If you are PREGNANT

  • FDA B (no known animal fetal risk. Unknown human fetal risk):

If you are NURSING

  • Precaution: LIMITED DATA SUGGEST INCREASED DROWSINESS, AND IRRITABILITY

If you are an adult over 60

  • Management or Monitoring Precaution: Neuro/Psych-Anticholinergic effects may cause sedation, worsen cognitive impairment and increase fall risk. Maximum of 25mg/day. Cardiovascular-May cause orthostatic hypotension at higher doses. Gastrointestinal-May cause or worsen pre-existing constipation. Genitourinary-Best avoided in patients with urinary retention from any cause.

Giving Benadryl to a child under 12

  • Severe Precaution: Risk of adverse CNS effects includes sedation or paradoxical excitation. Use with caution and with clinician consultation.
  • Management or Monitoring Precaution: Use with caution and with clinician consultation. Risk of adverse CNS effects include sedation or paradoxical excitation.
  • Contraindication: Possible risk of CNS excitation, convulsions in newborns.
  • Management or Monitoring Precaution: Use with caution and with clinician consultation. Risk of adverse CNS effects include sedation or paradoxical excitation.
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