[Loratadine. A new, non-sedating antihistaminc agent].
1989
L Frølund, and
C Bindslev-Jensen, and
A Dirksen
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D003533
Cyproheptadine
A serotonin antagonist and a histamine H1 blocker used as antipruritic, appetite stimulant, antiallergic, and for the post-gastrectomy dumping syndrome, etc.
Antergan,Dihexazin,Periactin,Peritol,Viternum
D006633
Histamine Antagonists
Drugs that bind to but do not activate histamine receptors, thereby blocking the actions of histamine or histamine agonists. Classical antihistaminics block the histamine H1 receptors only.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017336
Loratadine
A second-generation histamine H1 receptor antagonist used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and urticaria. Unlike most classical antihistamines (HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS) it lacks central nervous system depressing effects such as drowsiness.