Chemicals and Drugs

Anti-Allergic Agents

Agents that are used to treat allergic reactions. Most of these drugs act by preventing the release of inflammatory mediators or inhibiting the actions of released mediators on their target cells. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p475)

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Agents that are used to treat allergic reactions. Most of these drugs act by preventing the release of inflammatory mediators or inhibiting the actions of released mediators on their target cells. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p475)

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27 entry terms
  • Anti-Allergic
  • Anti-Allergic Agent
  • Anti-Allergics
  • Anti-Allergy Drug
  • Anti-Allergy Drugs
  • Antiallergic
  • Antiallergic Agent
  • Antiallergic Agents
  • Antiallergic Drug
  • Antiallergic Drugs
  • Antiallergics
  • Antiallergy Agents
  • Agent, Anti-Allergic
  • Agent, Antiallergic
  • Agents, Anti-Allergic
  • Agents, Antiallergic
  • Agents, Antiallergy
  • Anti Allergic
  • Anti Allergic Agent
  • Anti Allergic Agents
  • Anti Allergics
  • Anti Allergy Drug
  • Anti Allergy Drugs
  • Drug, Anti-Allergy
  • Drug, Antiallergic
  • Drugs, Anti-Allergy
  • Drugs, Antiallergic

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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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consider also HYPERSENSITIVITY /drug ther

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96

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  • Histamine H1 Antagonists (1966-1995)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anti-Allergic Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018926. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018926
  2. Anti-Allergic Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-allergic_agent
  3. Anti-Allergic Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50430264