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Cetirizine is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Source:Multum
Chlorpheniramine is an antihistamine. Chlorpheniramine blocks the effects of the naturally occurring chemical histamine in your body.
Source:Multum
Cimetidine is in a group of drugs called histamine receptor antagonists. Cimetidine works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach produces.
Source:Multum
Clemastine is an antihistamine. Clemastine blocks the effects of the naturally occurring chemical histamine in your body.
Source:Multum
Desloratadine is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Source:Multum
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine. Diphenhydramine blocks the effects of the naturally occurring chemical histamine in the body.
Source:Multum
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine, used to treat allergies, motion sickness, allergic reactions, insomnia, cough, nausea, and phenothiazine drug-induced abnormal muscle movement. Purpose Diphenhydramine is frequently ordered for cancer patients to aid in controlling nausea and itching .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine used in psychiatric medicine to treat phenothiazine drug-induced abnormal muscle movement. It is also used in general medicine to treat allergies, allergic reactions, motion sickness, insomnia , cough, and nausea.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Epinephrine is a chemical that narrows blood vessels and opens airways in the lungs. These effects can reverse severe low blood pressure, wheezing, severe skin itching, hives, and other symptoms of an allergic reaction.
Source:Multum
Fexofenadine is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Source:Multum
Hydroxyzine depresses activity in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), which causes relaxation and relief from anxiety. Therefore, hydroxyzine is used to treat anxiety disorders and tension in stressful situations--before surgery, for example.
Source:Multum
Loratadine is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Source:Multum
Prednisone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Prednisone prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation.
Source:Multum
Terbutaline is a bronchodilator. Terbutaline works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve breathing.
Source:Multum
Terbutaline is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve breathing.
Source:Multum
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