Web Monitoring as an Early Warning System: "Benadryl Challenge" Online Mentions Correlate With Diphenhydramine Overdoses Reported to US Poison Centers.

Altholz J, St Francis H, Hoyte C

DOI: 10.1002/pds.70469
Published: 2026 Sep
Container: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
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@article{allodium:10.1002/pds.70469,
  title = {Web Monitoring as an Early Warning System: "Benadryl Challenge" Online Mentions Correlate With Diphenhydramine Overdoses Reported to US Poison Centers.},
  author = {Altholz J and St Francis H and Hoyte C},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety},
  doi = {10.1002/pds.70469},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70469}
}

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TI  - Web Monitoring as an Early Warning System: "Benadryl Challenge" Online Mentions Correlate With Diphenhydramine Overdoses Reported to US Poison Centers.
AU  - Altholz J
AU  - St Francis H
AU  - Hoyte C
PY  - 2026
JO  - Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
DO  - 10.1002/pds.70469
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J, A., H, S. F., & C, H. (2026). Web Monitoring as an Early Warning System: "Benadryl Challenge" Online Mentions Correlate With Diphenhydramine Overdoses Reported to US Poison Centers.. Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70469

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