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A different challenge with Benadryl: adolescent diphenhydramine ingestions reported to National Poison Database System, 2007–2020

Michael A. Darracqa Department of Emergency Medicine, Fresno Medical Education Program, University of California, San Francisco, USA;b Division of Medical Toxicology, Fresno Medical Education Program, University of California, San Francisco, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Stephen L. Thorntonc University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas Poison Control System, Kansas City, USA

Pages 851-859 | Received 20 Nov 2021, Accepted 04 Mar 2022, Published online: 17 Mar 2022

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