Diphenhydramine and driving

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Tue, 01/02/2018 - 15:43
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Julie Botsford
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Diphenhydramine and driving

The Radiology Department is asking pharmacy to weigh in on a policy that requires patients to have a driver if they need pretreatment of Prednisone and Diphenhydramine (50 mg orally) prior to contrast studies in patients with contrast allergy.

This has posed a hardship for many patients. Can anyone comment on this? Do you have objective criteria for evaluating / screeing patients for risk related to sedative properties of diphenhydramine?

Thanks for your input,

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