formulation of the present invention is prepared as follows example 1 ingredient milligrams per 5 ml diphenhydramine tannate 25 0 xanthan gum 27 5 magnesium aluminum silicate 40 0 sodium benzoate 5 0 methylparaben 10 0 sucrose 50 0 saccharin sodium 5 0 glycerin 375 0 artificial strawberry flavor 15 0 fd amp c red 40 3 0 purified water usp deionized adjust to 5 ml tannic acid may also be used for ph adjustment monobasic sodium phosphate usp and dibasic sodium phosphate usp anhydrous may also be included in the formula for ph adjustment tablets containing the unique tannate compound of the present invention are prepared by the addition of suitable pharmaceutical carriers including filler diluents colorants lubricants and the like as well as conventional and well known binding and disintegrating agents a typical tablet composition of the present invention containing starch dibasic calcium phosphate coloring agent microcrystalline cellulose magnesium aluminum silicate magnesium stearate methylcellulose sucrose hpmc and talc as described in example 2 is prepared as follows example 2 ingredient milligrams per tablet diphenhydramine tannate 25 0 starch nf 4 5 hpmc 6 7 magnesium aluminum silicate 6 7 dibasic calcium phosphate 13 7 compressible sugar dipac 244 2 microcrystalline cellulose 157 0 avicel ph 102 talc 13 5 fd amp c blue 2 aluminum lake 2.