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Olopatadine, sold under the brand name Patanol among others, is an antihistamine medication used to decrease the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis and allergic rhinitis (hay fever). [2] It is used as eye drops or as a nasal spray. [2] The eye drops generally result in an improvement within half an hour. [2]
[1] [4] [5] It contains olopatadine hydrochloride and mometasone furoate monohydrate. [1] [4] It is sprayed into the nose. [1] [4] Common side effects include an unpleasant taste . [1] It was approved for medical use in Australia in December 2019, [1] [6] and in the United States in January 2022. [4]
Bepotastine is available as an ophthalmic solution and oral tablet. It is a direct H 1-receptor antagonist that inhibits the release of histamine from mast cells. [3] The ophthalmic formulation has shown minimal systemic absorption, between 1 and 1.5% in healthy adults. [4]
Mast cell stabilizers are medications used to prevent or treat certain allergic disorders. They block mast cell degranulation, stabilizing the cell and thereby preventing the release of histamine and related mediators. One suspected pharmacodynamic mechanism is the blocking of IgE-regulated calcium channels. Without intracellular calcium, the ...
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H 1 antagonists, also called H 1 blockers, are a class of medications that block the action of histamine at the H 1 receptor, helping to relieve allergic reactions.Agents where the main therapeutic effect is mediated by negative modulation of histamine receptors are termed antihistamines; other agents may have antihistaminergic action but are not true antihistamines.
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