Definitions
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- noun A drug used to counteract the physiological effects of histamine production in allergic reactions and colds.
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- noun A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a
histamine . Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms ofhay fever and otherallergies .
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- noun a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
Etymologies
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Examples
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Partly because of that inconvenience, the shots are generally recommended only when other strategies, such as antihistamine drugs or dust-mite covers on mattresses, bedding, and sofas, have failed to adequately control symptoms.
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The doctors gave me a prescription for some kind of antihistamine that I should take all the time, told me to stay away from nuts because even though the tests were inconclusive, they still kinda thought that maybe somehow nuts were involved maybe or something.
idiot-milk Diary Entry idiot-milk 2007
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This may not seem odd because of the fact that it is an allergy medicine, and is an antihistamine which is notorious for causing drowsiness, but I have been taking Zyrtec every allergy season for the past four years now.
Archive 2005-06-01 John 2005
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Over-the-counter, or OTC, sleep aids main ingredient is antihistamine which is normally taken for allergies.
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Over-the-counter, or OTC, sleep aids main ingredient is antihistamine which is normally taken for allergies.
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No one could fully explain how an antihistamine might slow the progression of Alzheimer's, although clinical trials conducted in Russia suggested it could.
Medivation, Pfizer End Work on Alzheimer's Drug Jonathan D. Rockoff 2012
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Still, if loratadine doesn't relieve your allergy symptoms, nonprescription Allegra could be an option to consider, along with cetirizine Zyrtec and generic, another related—but more expensive—antihistamine available without a prescription.
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The Food and Drug Administration this week approved the over-the-counter sale of Allegra fexofenadine, an antihistamine often used for hay fever.
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Ammonia is an antihistamine, which removes the itch. raferguson
biting insects 2009
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Most allergies can be treated by corticosteroids and also some antihistamine blockers., *
Five of the Strangest Allergies Known to Man | myFiveBest 2010
bilby commented on the word antihistamine
Compare the level of sciencespeak on this definition with histamine.
October 25, 2018