ANTIHISTAMINE MEDICATIONS: EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF USING IN PEDIATRIC PRACTICE
Therapy of allergic and many other diseases using antihistamine medications is the pressing topic in modern medicine. Since the first antihistamine medications were created, knowledge of effects from these drugs have expanded and changed. The article discusses approaches to classification, pharmacol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Paediatrician Publishers, LLC
2010-05-01
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| Series: | Pediatričeskaâ Farmakologiâ |
| Online Access: | https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/1148 |
| Summary: | Therapy of allergic and many other diseases using antihistamine medications is the pressing topic in modern medicine. Since the first antihistamine medications were created, knowledge of effects from these drugs have expanded and changed. The article discusses approaches to classification, pharmacological properties, side effects of antihistamine medications, and provides literature review of information about justification for administering and safety of using antihistamine drugs in pediatric practice from the standpoint of evidence-based medicine. Key words: antihistamine medications, efficacy, safety, pharmacoepidemiology, children. (Pediatric Pharmacology. – 2010; 7(3):71-77) |
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| ISSN: | 1727-5776 2500-3089 |