Name
DIPHENYLPYRALINE
Mode of Action
DIPHENYLPYRALINE IS AN ANTIHISTMINE WITH ANTICHOLINERGIC AND SEDATIVE EFFECTS. ANTIHISTAMINES APPEAR TO COMPETE WITH HISTAMINE FOR CELL RECEPTOR SITES ON EFFECTOR CELLS AND IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE BODY, INCLUDING THE C.N.S.
Dosage
THE USUAL DOSE :- 20 MG DAILY IN 3 OR 4 DIVIDED DOSES.
Drug Group
[ANTIALLERGIC] , [ANTICHOLINERGIC] , [ANTIHISTAMINIC] , [H-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST] , [SEDATING ANTIHISTAMINE]
Cross Reaction
POTENTIATES CNS DEPRESSANTS (ALCOHOL, BARBITURATES, ANALGESICS, SEDATIVES AND NEUROLEPTICS), MAOIS. ATROPINE, TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESANTS ENHANCE ANTIMUSCARINIC EFFECT. MASKS OTOTOXICITY PRODUCED BY AMINOGLYCOSIDES ANTIBIOTICS.
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