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It is a first-generation antihistamine in the piperazine family of chemicals. [8] [4] Common side effects include sleepiness, headache, and dry mouth. [8] [9] Serious side effects may include QT prolongation. [9] It is unclear if use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is safe. [8]
Breastfeeding and medications is the description of the medications that can be used by a breastfeeding mother, and the balance between maternal health and the safety of the breastfeeding infant. [1] [2] Medications, when administered to breastfeeding mothers, almost always are transferred to breast milk, albeit usually in small quantities. [3]
Use in pregnancy appears safe but has not been well studied and use when breastfeeding is of unclear safety. [5] It is classified as a second-generation antihistamine and works by blocking histamine H 1-receptors. [6] [3] Levocetirizine was approved for medical use in the United States in 2007, [3] and is available as a generic medication. [4]
It is unclear if use is safe during pregnancy or breastfeeding. [9] It is a second-generation antihistamine and works by blocking the release of a number of inflammatory mediators including histamine. [7] [8] Azelastine was patented in 1971 and came into medical use in 1986. [10] It is available as a generic medication.
Acrivastine is a medication used for the treatment of allergies and hay fever.It is a second-generation H1-receptor antagonist antihistamine (like its base molecule triprolidine) and works by blocking histamine H1 receptors.
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Clemastine, also known as meclastin, is a first-generation H1 histamine antagonist (antihistamine) with anticholinergic properties (drying) and sedative side effects. [1] Like all first-generation antihistamines, it is sedating. [2] [3] Patented in 1960, it came into medical use in 1967. [4]