Effects of diphenhydramine and alcohol on skills performance

Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1980 Apr;17(4):259-66. doi: 10.1007/BF00625799.

Abstract

Twelve men were subjects in a repeated measures experiment on the effects on performance of diphenhydramine, alcohol, and diphenhydramine and alcohol in combination. Behavioral measures included compensatory tracking, a divided attention task, information processing rate, and critical tracking. Performance impairment occurred under all treatments with an additive effect under the combined drug-alcohol treatment.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behavior / drug effects
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Diphenhydramine / pharmacology*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Ethanol / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Man-Machine Systems
  • Placebos
  • Reaction Time / drug effects
  • Task Performance and Analysis*
  • Visual Perception / drug effects

Substances

  • Placebos
  • Ethanol
  • Diphenhydramine