terfenadine

terfenadine
An H1 antihistamine used to treat a variety of allergic conditions; has fewer sedative effects than other antihistamines, but in combination with several other drugs may cause serious cardiac arrhythmias.

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ter·fen·a·dine (.)tər-'fen-ə-.dēn n a drug C32H41NO2 formerly used as a nonsedating antihistamine but now withdrawn from U.S. markets because of its link to cardiac arrhythmias see SELDANE

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n.
an antihistamine used for the treatment of the symptoms of hay fever, such as sneezing, itching, and watering of the eyes, and urticaria. It is administered by mouth; commonest side-effects are drowsiness, headache, and gastrointestinal upsets.

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ter·fen·a·dine (tər-fenґə-dēn) a nonsedating antihistamine (H1 receptor antagonist) formerly used in the treatment of allergic conditions but withdrawn in the United States because of possible cardiotoxic effects.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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