Antihistamines and aircrew: Usefulness of fexofenadine

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 2-6

  Nicholson, A N ^a   Stone, Barbara M ^a   Turner, Claire ^a   Mills, Sue L ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antihistamines; Fexofenadine; Performance; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; FEXOFENADINE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ATTENTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; PROMETHAZINE; SLEEP STAGES; TERFENADINE;

EID: 0033962347     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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