The acute and sub-chronic effects of levocetirizine, cetirizine, loratadine, promethazine and placebo on cognitive function, psychomotor performance, and weal and flare

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 241-255

  Hindmarch, Ian ^a   Johnson, S ^a   Meadows, R ^a   Kirkpatrick, T ^a   Shamsi, Z ^a  

^a HPRU Medical Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antihistamines; Cognitive function; Flare; Levocetirizine; Psychomotor performance; Weal

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LEVO CETIRIZINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; PLACEBO; PROMETHAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINE ANALOGUE RATING SCALE FOR SEDATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESPONSE TIME; SEDATION; SELF REPORT; URTICARIA;

EID: 0035713576     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/0300799019117011     Document Type: Article

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