KROK 1 2011 – Question 175 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A female patient was administered loratadine for allergic cheilitis treatment. What is the mechanism of the drug’s action?
- A. It inhibits the activity of Na,K-ATPase
- B. It inhibits the activity of choline esterase
- C. It stimulates the activity of monoamine oxidase
- D. It blocks the adrenergic receptors
- E. It blocks the activity of H1 histamine receptors
Hint
Think about which mediator released from mast cells drives swelling and itching in allergy, and what a drug of this class does at its target.
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