antihistamine

Noun
  1. A medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds;
    Works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site (synset 102723650)
    is a type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
    subtypes:
    • actifed - trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies
    • brompheniramine maleate, dimetane - antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis)
    • chlor-trimeton, chlorpheniramine maleate, coricidin - an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton)
    • cyproheptadine, periactin - an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions
    • dimenhydrinate, dramamine - antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
    • dimetapp - trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis
    • benadryl, diphenhydramine - antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness
    • antivert, meclizine, meclizine hydrochloride - an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness
    • methapyrilene - antihistamine used to treat allergic responses (as rhinitis or dermatitis or pruritus)
    • pheniramine - an antihistamine used in preparations to treat allergies and respiratory infections; used to treat rhinitis and skin rashes and pruritus
    • phenyltoloxamine - antihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion
    • phenergan, promethazine - antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness
    • pyrilamine - antihistamine used to treat rhinitis and pruritus

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