Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says
Antihistamines were involved in at least 15% of recent overdose deaths, according to 2019-2020 data from 43 states and the District of Columbia. Of 92,033 overdose deaths during this time period, 14.7% were antihistamine-positive and 3.6% were antihistamine-involved, reported Amanda Dinwiddie, MPH, of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in Atlanta, and […]
Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines for Acute Vertigo?
Moderately strong evidence suggested antihistamines provide greater acute vertigo relief than benzodiazepines, a meta-analysis showed. Single-dose antihistamines led to a 16.1-point (95% CI 7.2-25.0) greater decrease in vertigo symptom scores on a 100-point visual analog scale (VAS) compared with single-dose benzodiazepines at about 2 hours after treatment, reported Benton Hunter, MD, of Indiana University School […]