KROK 1 2016 – Question 131 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A 16-year-old young man suffering from seasonal allergic rhinitis has been prescribed a highly active second-generation H1 blocker, which can be characterized by absence of marked sedative action. Name this drug:
- A. Loratadine
- B. Indometacin
- C. Pipolphen
- D. Chloropyramine (Suprastin)
- E. Erythromycin
Hint
Think about how the ability of an antihistamine to enter the brain from the blood decides whether it causes drowsiness.
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