Quebec Coroner Demands Tighter Controls on Diphenhydramine Sales After Teen Death
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 3:20 pm
A Quebec coroner is sounding the alarm after an 18-year-old’s fatal overdose spurred a call for stricter oversight of over‐the‐counter diphenhydramine sales. Amid growing health safety concerns, experts argue that current regulations are lax, leaving vulnerable individuals at risk. Authorities are now under pressure to clamp down on easy access.
Le bureau du coroner du Québec recommande que la diphénhydramine – un antihistaminique et sédatif parfois utilisé pour mieux dormir – soit mieux contrôlée en pharmacie après la mort par surdose d’un homme de 18 ans en décembre 2023.
A Quebec coroner recommends tighter control of diphenhydramine sales after an 18-year-old died from an overdose, calling its over-the-counter availability unsafe.
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine — an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better — should be better managed in pharmacies after the overdose death of an 18-year-old man south of Montreal in December 2023.
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