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  2. Antihistamine - Wikipedia

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    Bahasa Indonesia; Italiano; ... An H 3-antihistamine is a classification of drugs used to inhibit the action of histamine at the H 3 receptor.

  3. Fexofenadine - Wikipedia

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    Fexofenadine is used for relief from physical symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis and for treatment of hives, including chronic urticaria. [12] It does not cure, but rather prevents the aggravation of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria, and reduces the severity of the symptoms associated with those conditions, providing relief from repeated sneezing, runny nose ...

  4. Famotidine - Wikipedia

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    Famotidine, sold under the brand name Pepcid among others, is a histamine H 2 receptor antagonist medication that decreases stomach acid production. [4] It is used to treat peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. [4]

  5. Hydroxyzine - Wikipedia

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    Hydroxyzine works by blocking the effects of histamine. [9] 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]

  6. Histamine receptor - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Histamine is a neurotransmitter involved in various physiological processes. There are four main types of histamine receptors: H1, H2, H3, and H4. H1 receptors are linked to allergic responses, H2 to gastric acid regulation, H3 to neurotransmitter release modulation, and H4 to immune system function. There are four known histamine ...

  7. H2 receptor antagonist - Wikipedia

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    Cimetidine was the prototypical histamine H 2 receptor antagonist from which later drugs were developed. Cimetidine was the culmination of a project at Smith, Kline & French (SK&F; now GlaxoSmithKline) by James W. Black, C. Robin Ganellin, and others to develop a histamine receptor antagonist that would suppress stomach acid secretion.

  8. Anti-allergic agent - Wikipedia

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    Another type of antihistamines known as H2-antihistamines are used to treat gastrointestinal conditions caused by excessive stomach acid. [8] Mechanism. H-1 antihistamines work by inhibiting histamine from binding to H-1 receptors. Histamine receptors expressed in smooth muscles, vascular endothelial cells, the heart, and the central nervous ...

  9. Ranitidine - Wikipedia

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    Ranitidine is an H 2 histamine receptor antagonist that works by blocking histamine, thus decreasing the amount of acid released by cells of the stomach. [12] Ranitidine was discovered in England in 1976 and came into commercial use in 1981. [26] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.