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Cyproheptadine
Medical Definition: | A serotonin antagonist and a histamine H1 blocker used as antipruritic, appetite stimulant, antiallergic, and for the post-gastrectomy dumping syndrome, etc. | |
Guide Notes: | a histamine H1 antag & serotonin antag | |
Also Called: | Antergan,Dihexazin,Periactin,Peritol,Viternum | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 129-03-3 |
Loratadine - A second-generation histamine H1 receptor antagonist used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and urticaria. Unlike most classical antihistamines (HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS) it lacks central nervous system depressing effects such as drowsiness. |
Cyproheptadine Medical Definitions and Terms
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