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Description
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Antazoline is a 1st generation antihistamine that also anticholinergic properties used to relieve nasal congestion and in eye drops, usually in combination with naphazoline, to relieve the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis. |
Indication |
Used to relieve nasal congestion and in eye drops, usually in combination with naphazoline, to relieve the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis. |
Pharmacology |
Antazoline is a histamine H1 receptor antagonist. It selectively bind to but does not activate histamine H1 receptors, thereby blocking the actions of endogenous histamine. |
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Humans and other mammals |
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Figus M, Fogagnolo P, Lazzeri S, Capizzi F, Romagnoli M, Canovetti A, Iester M, Ferreras A, Rossetti L, Nardi M: Treatment of allergic conjunctivitis: results of a 1-month, single-masked randomized study. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2010 Sep-Oct;20(5):811-8.
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