Pharmacology of antihistamines

Pharmacology of antihistamines

H 1- antihistamines, the mainstay of treatment for urticaria, were developed from anticholinergic drugs more than 70 years ago. They act as inverse agonists rather than antagonists of histamine H 1 -receptors which are members of the G-protein family. The older first generation H 1- antihistamines p...

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Main Authors: Martin K Church, Diana S Church
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Cetirizine
desloratadine
fexofenadine
H 1 -antihistamines
hydroxyzine
levocetirizine
loratadine
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=3;spage=219;epage=224;aulast=Church

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