Drugs that bind to but do not activate histamine receptors, thereby blocking the actions of histamine or histamine agonists. Classical antihistaminics block the histamine H1 receptors only.
Synonyms: 0, Antihistamines, Histamine Antagonists, Histamine Antagonist, Antihistamine, Antagonists, Histamine, Antagonist, Histamine
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1977; for ANTIHISTAMINES use HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS 1997-2008 ,general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with HISTAMINE AGONISTS ,1977; see ANTIHISTAMINICS 1963-1976, for ANTIHISTAMINES see HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS 1997-2008
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D006633