Right - but the kid was two, and the presumably within the dosage recommendations given by both the manufacturer and the FDA.
I was specifically responding to the claim that administering Benadryl to a two-year-old was “insane” and “dangerous and irresponsible”.
Once when my daughter was 2 years old she needed an MRI. She was given Benadryl beforehand on the advice of the doctor to allow her to sleep through the procedure.