A review of antihistamines used during pregnancy

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-108

  Kar, Sumit ^a   Krishnan, Ajay ^a   Preetha, K ^a   Mohankar, Atul ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Gestation; histamine antagonist; teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZELASTINE; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DESLORATADINE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FEXOFENADINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYZINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; PROMETHAZINE; SHORT ACTING DRUG; TRIPELENNAMINE;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; BLURRED VISION; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSTIPATION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FETOTOXICITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; LIPOPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRURITUS; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TERATOGENICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE RETENTION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84878797551     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95503     Document Type: Review

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