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The Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate sent out a statement confirming that three children have died due to diphenhydramine, or Benadryl, overdose.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Three children in Connecticut have died due to an over-the-counter allergy medication overdose.
The Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) shared in a statement that they "can confirm that three children have died due to apparent diphenhydramine overdose in the last two months." Diphenhydramine is an over-the-counter anti-allergy medication found in drugs like Benadryl.
Dr. Gary Soffer, an allergist-immunologist with Yale New Haven Health, said a lot of people don't realize what they're consuming when they take allergy drugs.
"I think there's often a misconception that just because something is over the counter and easily accessible, it must be s...
