So I'm at CVS getting liquid benadryl for my son. I find some but it's labeled "Maximum strength! 50 mg in 20 ml". So I keep looking. Finally I find the pediatric one. 12.5mg in 5 ml. . .
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Benedryl has a side effect that is used as a sleep aid. The generic name is LORATADINE. It is in sleep aid section & might be cheaper. Options. Benedryl is the company's name for marketing loratadine.
Mooolah
Level 8
Apr 22, 2022
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Actually it's diphenhydramine. Loratidine is Claritin (https://www.rxlist.com/claritin-drug.htm; [rxlist.com]
A-ha! So if they were the same price per ml, we now know how much to reduce the dosage of the adult kind for kids, if we're on a budget or if the store sells out of the pediatric kind. 
Julie808
Level 8
Apr 22, 2022
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Actually you don't even have to reduce the dosage. 50mg in 20 ml is the same as 12.5 mg in 5ml. (20/5)x12.5 = 50
Yea, it's just marketing mathematics. All the same syrup just labeled differently.
Word
Level 8
Apr 22, 2022
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is that like paper towel or toilet paper math?
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