Antihistamine Drugs

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Drug	Description
Alcaftadine	Alcaftadine is an anti-allergy medication available as eye drops.
Azelastine	Azelastine is an anti-allergy medication available as eye drops as well as a nasal spray.
Bepotastine besilate	Bepotastine besilate is an anti-allergy medication available as oral tablets as well as eye drops that can be used locally for the treatment of eye allergies.
Buclizine	Buclizine is an antihistamine that is primarily used for the treatment of motion sickness. It is currently not available in the US.
Cetirizine	Cetirizine is a common anti-allergy medication used to treat mild-to-moderate nasal and skin allergies. It lacks the excessive sedation that is associated with the older antihistamines and is therefore an attractive option for the treatment of such allergies.
Cinnarizine	Cinnarizine is an antihistamine drug. Unlike most other antihistamines, cinnarizine is not used to treat allergies, but for motion sickness and Meniere’s disease, a condition that affects the inner ear.
Clemastine	Clemastine is an antiallergy medication. It causes mild drowsiness, and therefore activities that require alertness like driving should be avoided while taking the medication.
Chlorpheniramine	Chlorpheniramine is an antiallergy medication. It causes mild drowsiness, and therefore activities that require alertness like driving should be avoided while taking the medication.
Cyproheptadine	Cyproheptadine is an anti-histamine medication that is often used as an appetite stimulant for anorexia nervosa, as an off-label indication. It causes mild drowsiness, and therefore activities that require alertness like driving should be avoided while taking the medication.
Desloratadine	Desloratadine is an antihistamine drug that is used to treat mild-to-moderate allergies.
Dexchlorpheniramine	Dexchlorpheniramine is an antihistamine drug that is used to treat skin and nasal allergies. It is mildly sedative and should therefore activities requiring alertness like driving should be avoided while on the medication.
Dimenhydrinate	Dimenhydrinate is an anti-allergy medication that has been superseded by the newer and less sedating anti-allergy medications. It is used to control motion sickness, Meniere’s disease and other forms of vertigo.
Diphenhydramine	Diphenhydramine is an anti-allergy medication that has been superseded by the newer and less sedating anti-allergy medications. It is used to treat mild Parkinson’s disease and as a sleeping aid.
Fexofenadine	Fexofenadine is an anti-allergy medication that is often used for skin and nasal allergies. It lacks the sedation of the older antihistamine medications.
Hydroxyzine	Hydroxyzine is an anti-allergy medication that has a strong sedative effect. It is particularly useful in reducing itching due to skin allergy.
Levocetirizine	Levocetirizine is a newer anti-allergy drug that is a derivative of hydroxyzine, but lacks its sedative property.
Loratadine	Loratadine is an anti-allergy medication that is commonly used to treat mild-to-moderate skin and nasal allergies.
Meclizine	Meclizine is an antihistamine medication. Unlike most antihistamines that are used to treat allergies, meclizine is primarily used to treat motion sickness.
Mizolastine	Mizolastine is an anti-allergy medication that is commonly used to treat mild-to-moderate skin and nasal allergies.
Olopatadine	Olopatadine is an antihistamine medication that is used to treat allergies. It is available as a tablet, a nasal spray for nasal allergies, and eyedrops for eye allergies.
Pheniramine	Pheniramine is a sedating anti-allergy medication. It can be used to treat motion sickness suffered by passengers but not the driver of the vehicle due to its sedative effect.
Promethazine	Promethazine is a sedating antihistaminic drug. Beside allergies, it is also used to treat mild Parkinson’s disease and to sedate prior to surgery.
Rupatadine fumarate	Rupatadine is an antihistamine that is used to treat mild-to-moderate skin and nasal allergies.

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