Diphenhydramine

Product NDC: 52959-053
11-digit product format: 529590053
Labeler code: 52959
Product ID: 52959-053_dd6764ad-1dcd-457a-a31a-5fb041c83a7f
Type: HUMAN OTC DRUG
Nonproprietary name: Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride
Dosage form: CAPSULE
Route: ORAL
Labeler: H.J. Harkins Company, Inc.
Application: part348
Marketing category: OTC MONOGRAPH FINAL
Marketing start: 2011-08-17
Marketing end: 0000-00-00
Substance: DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Active strength: 50 mg/1
NDC exclude flag: E
Listing certified through: 2017-12-31
Current FDA listing: Historical FDA.report record

NDC auxiliary status#

These records are reproduced from FDA’s unfinished, excluded, and compounder listings. They describe what appeared in the source files; a missing record does not establish a regulatory status. View all current auxiliary records, including entries without an NDC. · View the auxiliary file history.

Current NDC status page 1 of 1 · 8 matching rows.

Dataset, Scope, Product NDC table
Dataset	Scope	Product NDC	Package NDC	Code	Status	Source date
excluded product	product	52959-053		I	Inactivated by FDA	2026-10-05
excluded package	package	52959-053	52959-053-06	I	Inactivated by FDA	2026-10-05
excluded package	package	52959-053	52959-053-10	I	Inactivated by FDA	2026-10-05
excluded package	package	52959-053	52959-053-12	I	Inactivated by FDA	2026-10-05
excluded package	package	52959-053	52959-053-15	I	Inactivated by FDA	2026-10-05
excluded package	package	52959-053	52959-053-20	I	Inactivated by FDA	2026-10-05
excluded package	package	52959-053	52959-053-30	I	Inactivated by FDA	2026-10-05
excluded package	package	52959-053	52959-053-52	I	Inactivated by FDA	2026-10-05

Observed NDC auxiliary status history#

This history shows the information present in each captured FDA auxiliary file. It is not a continuous regulatory timeline, and a missing record does not establish a status.

Historic NDC status page 1 of 3 · 176 matching rows.

View current auxiliary records. · View the auxiliary file history.

Captured / source date, Dataset, Scope table
Captured / source date	Dataset	Scope	Package NDC	Snapshot	Source SHA-256
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded product	product		`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded package	package	52959-053-15	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded package	package	52959-053-20	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded package	package	52959-053-52	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded package	package	52959-053-30	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded package	package	52959-053-10	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded package	package	52959-053-12	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded package	package	52959-053-06	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded product	product		`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded package	package	52959-053-15	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded package	package	52959-053-20	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded package	package	52959-053-52	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded package	package	52959-053-30	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded package	package	52959-053-10	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded package	package	52959-053-12	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded package	package	52959-053-06	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded product	product		`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-15	`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-20	`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-52	`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-30	`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-10	`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-12	`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-04-01 02:39 UTC · source 2025-03-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-06	`2ef7874e63bc…`	`57b86245f4fa…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded product	product		`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded package	package	52959-053-15	`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded package	package	52959-053-20	`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded package	package	52959-053-52	`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded package	package	52959-053-30	`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded package	package	52959-053-10	`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded package	package	52959-053-12	`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-28 20:22 UTC · source 2025-03-28	excluded package	package	52959-053-06	`a1b67e2a42f9…`	`c4cf2c586c0d…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded product	product		`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded package	package	52959-053-15	`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded package	package	52959-053-20	`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded package	package	52959-053-52	`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded package	package	52959-053-30	`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded package	package	52959-053-10	`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded package	package	52959-053-12	`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-22 03:12 UTC · source 2025-03-21	excluded package	package	52959-053-06	`cfe11265f3b6…`	`090c488252e2…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded product	product		`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded package	package	52959-053-15	`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded package	package	52959-053-20	`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded package	package	52959-053-52	`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded package	package	52959-053-30	`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded package	package	52959-053-10	`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded package	package	52959-053-12	`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-03-10 12:48 UTC · source 2025-03-10	excluded package	package	52959-053-06	`cdf11ea48f46…`	`ba0047e9e063…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded product	product		`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-15	`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-20	`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-52	`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-30	`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-10	`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-12	`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-02-02 03:52 UTC · source 2025-01-31	excluded package	package	52959-053-06	`302b2466d912…`	`e7b80fea0513…`
2025-01-20 13:05 UTC · source 2025-01-20	excluded product	product		`ed331223b511…`	`672a5bd82f5f…`
2025-01-20 13:05 UTC · source 2025-01-20	excluded package	package	52959-053-15	`ed331223b511…`	`672a5bd82f5f…`
2025-01-20 13:05 UTC · source 2025-01-20	excluded package	package	52959-053-20	`ed331223b511…`	`672a5bd82f5f…`
2025-01-20 13:05 UTC · source 2025-01-20	excluded package	package	52959-053-52	`ed331223b511…`	`672a5bd82f5f…`

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

Adverse event summaries are temporarily unavailable. Other product information remains available.

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product concept	Relation	Version	Effective
0e2e0f88-b076-afe1-4bdd-32bca4375bec	Product name	3	20250127
3e48c9c4-918d-5d23-2f0b-d2398b06be54	Product name	1	20140508
865c72dd-0d94-daac-f728-ddd4ded2a79e	Product name	1	20140508

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Related label table
NDC	Related label
52959-053-06	Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Capsules
52959-053-10	Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Capsules
52959-053-12	Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Capsules
52959-053-15	Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Capsules
52959-053-20	Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Capsules
52959-053-30	Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Capsules
52959-053-52	Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Capsules

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	SPL version
52959-053-06	Diphenhydramine	06 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE	06	4
52959-053-10	Diphenhydramine	10 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE	10	4
52959-053-12	Diphenhydramine	12 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE	12	4
52959-053-15	Diphenhydramine	15 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE	15	4
52959-053-20	Diphenhydramine	20 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE	20	4
52959-053-30	Diphenhydramine	30 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE	30	4
52959-053-52	Diphenhydramine	52 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE	52	4

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
52959-053-06	EA - Each	52959-053	bd7cbc32-bb4d-4987-8918-6c4b225934dc	1	2012-07-24
52959-053-10	EA - Each	52959-053	789403f6-7b8d-4855-aad1-137d060ea430	1	2012-07-24
52959-053-12	EA - Each	52959-053	d5ccc5e5-4d97-4bb5-b975-9c04df12a6e6	1	2012-07-24
52959-053-15	EA - Each	52959-053	bd9df551-25f6-41fb-90ca-92a1980f6bd5	1	2012-07-24
52959-053-20	EA - Each	52959-053	fbc6b446-aa8f-4a9f-b9ac-b30d24a45f87	1	2012-07-24
52959-053-30	EA - Each	52959-053	5b92db91-a9bb-446e-9e10-fed142309ee0	1	2012-07-24
52959-053-52	EA - Each	52959-053	ba2f59c3-c1c2-4a57-8dc8-e0d92c14ceac	1	2012-07-24

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	DailyMed label	SPL version
Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	TC2D6JAD40	DIPHENHYDRAMINE (DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) CAPSULE [H.J. HARKINS COMPANY, INC.]	4
Diphenhydramine	ACTIVE MOIETY	8GTS82S83M	DIPHENHYDRAMINE (DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) CAPSULE [H.J. HARKINS COMPANY, INC.]	4
Croscarmellose Sodium	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	M28OL1HH48	DIPHENHYDRAMINE (DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) CAPSULE [H.J. HARKINS COMPANY, INC.]	4
FD&C RED NO. 40	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	WZB9127XOA	DIPHENHYDRAMINE (DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) CAPSULE [H.J. HARKINS COMPANY, INC.]	4
Gelatin	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	2G86QN327L	DIPHENHYDRAMINE (DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) CAPSULE [H.J. HARKINS COMPANY, INC.]	4
Lactose	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	J2B2A4N98G	DIPHENHYDRAMINE (DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) CAPSULE [H.J. HARKINS COMPANY, INC.]	4
Magnesium Stearate	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	70097M6I30	DIPHENHYDRAMINE (DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) CAPSULE [H.J. HARKINS COMPANY, INC.]	4
Silicon Dioxide	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	ETJ7Z6XBU4	DIPHENHYDRAMINE (DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) CAPSULE [H.J. HARKINS COMPANY, INC.]	4

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
52959-053	DIPHENHYDRAMINE (DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) CAPSULE [H.J. HARKINS COMPANY, INC.]	4	Legacy NDC, 7 package rows	20120419_ea0c7005-3122-4ff4-8bc1-dda8116803c1.zip

UNII, Preferred term, Registry number table
UNII	Preferred term	Registry number	Matched term
TC2D6JAD40	DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE	147-24-0	DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUI	RxNorm string	TTY	DailyMed	SPL version
1020477	diphenhydrAMINE HCl 50 MG Oral Capsule	PSN	ea0c7005-3122-4ff4-8bc1-dda8116803c1	4
1020477	diphenhydramine hydrochloride 50 MG Oral Capsule	SCD	ea0c7005-3122-4ff4-8bc1-dda8116803c1	4
1020477	diphenhydramine HCl 50 MG Oral Capsule	SY	ea0c7005-3122-4ff4-8bc1-dda8116803c1	4

Packages#

Package NDC, 11-digit format, Description table
Package NDC	11-digit format	Description	Status
52959-053-06	52959005306	06 in 1 BOTTLE	Historical
52959-053-10	52959005310	10 in 1 BOTTLE	Historical
52959-053-12	52959005312	12 in 1 BOTTLE	Historical
52959-053-15	52959005315	15 in 1 BOTTLE	Historical
52959-053-20	52959005320	20 in 1 BOTTLE	Historical
52959-053-30	52959005330	30 in 1 BOTTLE	Historical
52959-053-52	52959005352	52 in 1 BOTTLE	Historical

Title, Manufacturer, Effective date table
Title	Manufacturer	Effective date	Type	Version
Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Capsules	H.J. Harkins Company, Inc.	2012-04-18	HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL	4