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To evaluate the comparative effects of three antihistaminic drugs, administered alone and in combination with ethanol, on mental and motor performance.

July 1, 1964Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Comparative effect of three antihistaminics and ethanol on mental and motor performance

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FHFrancis W. HughesUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison RFRobert B. ForneyUniversity of Toledo Medical Center

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Comparative trial demonstrates ethanol impairs cognitive and motor tasks while potentiating diphenhydramine, indicating heightened functional risks when combining sedatives.

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To evaluate the comparative effects of three antihistaminic drugs, administered alone and in combination with ethanol, on mental and motor performance.
Measured mental and motor task performance following administration of three antihistaminic agents alone and in combination with ethanol.
Assessed subjective perceptions of drug-induced depressant effects alongside objective impairment scores.
Ethanol consistently produced significant impairment across both mental and motor performance measures.
Antihistamines administered alone caused no significant mental or motor impairment, but diphenhydramine significantly potentiated ethanol-induced impairment in two motor tests.
Participants subjectively perceived the depressant properties of antihistamines more strongly than alcohol, despite objective impairment occurring predominantly with alcohol.

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Hughes et al. (1964) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a702af4660549caf2c4bae0 https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt196454414

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Comparative trial demonstrates ethanol impairs cognitive and motor tasks while potentiating diphenhydramine, indicating heightened functional risks when combining sedatives.

Comparative effect of three antihistaminics and ethanol on mental and motor performance

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Comparative effect of three antihistaminics and ethanol on mental and motor performance

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