The only FDA-approved active ingredient(s) in OTC sleep aids is (are) the following:
A. diphenhydramine
B. diphenhydramine and doxylamine succinate
C. diphenhydramine and opium
D. any drug as long as it is an antihistamine
Ans: B. diphenhydramine and doxylamine succinate
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