Chemistry > Chemistry in Everyday Life > 2.0 Drugs And Medicines
Chemistry in Everyday Life
1.0 Chemicals In Medicine And Health Care
2.0 Drugs And Medicines
2.1 Analgesics
2.2 Control of microbial diseases
2.3 Antibiotics
2.4 Broad spectrum antibiotics
2.5 Sulpha Drugs
2.6 Antihistamines
2.7 Antiseptics and Disinfectants
3.0 Dyes
4.0 Cosmetics
5.0 New High Performance Materials
6.0 Ceramics
7.0 Chemicals In Food
8.0 Detergents
9.0 Rocket Propellants
10.0 Insect Sex Attractants (Pheromones)
2.6 Antihistamines
2.2 Control of microbial diseases
2.3 Antibiotics
2.4 Broad spectrum antibiotics
2.5 Sulpha Drugs
2.6 Antihistamines
2.7 Antiseptics and Disinfectants
These drugs are also anti allergic drugs since they are used to treat allergy i.e. skin rashes, inflammation of tissues, asthma (Breathing difficulties) and itching of hives. Science allergy is caused due to release of histamine in the body, therefore these drugs are also called antihistamines.
Example: Diphenythydramine, cetrizine, chlorpheniramine, promethanzine etc.