Chapter: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology : Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids

Histamine Receptor Antagonists

Compounds that competitively block histamine or act as inverse agonists at H1 receptors.

HISTAMINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS

H₁-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS

Compounds that competitively block histamine or act as inverse agonists at H₁ receptors have been used in the treatment of allergic conditions for many years, and in the discussion that follows are referred to as antagonists. Many H₁ antagonists are currently mar-keted in the USA. A large number are available without prescrip-tion, both alone and in combination formulations such as “cold pills” and “sleep aids” .

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