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  2. Antihistamine - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, the UK National Health Service wrote that "[m]ost people can safely take antihistamines" but that "[s]ome antihistamines may not be suitable" for young children, the pregnant or breastfeeding, for those taking other medicines, or people with conditions "such as heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease or epilepsy".

  3. Anti-allergic agent - Wikipedia

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    Another type of antihistamines known as H2-antihistamines are used to treat gastrointestinal conditions caused by excessive stomach acid. [8] Mechanism. H-1 antihistamines work by inhibiting histamine from binding to H-1 receptors. Histamine receptors expressed in smooth muscles, vascular endothelial cells, the heart, and the central nervous ...

  4. Diphenhydramine - Wikipedia

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    Diphenhydramine is a first-generation antihistamine used to treat several conditions including allergic symptoms and itchiness, the common cold, insomnia, motion sickness, and extrapyramidal symptoms. [19] [20] Diphenhydramine also has local anesthetic properties, and has been used as such in people allergic to common local anesthetics such as ...

  5. H1 antagonist - Wikipedia

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    H 1-antihistamines can be administered topically (through the skin, nose, or eyes) or systemically, based on the nature of the allergic condition. The authors of the American College of Chest Physicians Updates on Cough Guidelines (2006) recommend that, for cough associated with the common cold, first-generation antihistamine-decongestants are ...

  6. Levocetirizine - Wikipedia

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    Levocetirizine, sold under the brand name Xyzal, among others, is a second-generation antihistamine used for the treatment of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and long-term hives of unclear cause. [3] It is less sedating than older antihistamines. [4] It is taken by mouth. [3] Common side effects include sleepiness, dry mouth, cough, vomiting, and ...

  7. Hydroxyzine - Wikipedia

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    Hydroxyzine, sold under the brand names Atarax and Vistaril among others, is an antihistamine medication. [8] It is used in the treatment of itchiness, anxiety, insomnia, and nausea (including that due to motion sickness). [8]

  8. New House bill would ban insurers from limiting anesthesia ...

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    A new House bill would ban health insurers from imposing arbitrary time limits on patients under anesthesia — days after Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield only backed off the move amid outcry. “We ...

  9. Terfenadine - Wikipedia

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    Terfenadine acts as a peripherally-selective antihistamine, or antagonist of the histamine H 1 receptor. [3] It is a prodrug, generally completely metabolized to the active form fexofenadine in the liver by the enzyme cytochrome P450 3A4.

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