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Abstract
Drugs that bind to but do not activate histamine receptors, thereby blocking the actions of histamine or histamine agonists. Classical antihistaminics block the histamine H1 receptors only.
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5 entry terms
- Antihistamine
- Antihistamines
- Histamine Antagonist
- Antagonist, Histamine
- Antagonists, Histamine
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22 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with HISTAMINE AGONISTS
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History Note
1977; for ANTIHISTAMINES use HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS 1997-2008
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Previous Indexing
- Histamine H1 Receptor Blockaders (1966-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Histamine Antagonists. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006633. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006633
- Histamine Antagonists. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihistamine
- Histamine Antagonists. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q324089