KROK 1 2017 – Question 3 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A woman with seasonal vasomotor rhinitis, who works as a train dispatcher and is an outpatient, should be prescribed an antihistaminic drug that does not suppress central nervous system. Name this drug:
- A. Suprastin (Chloropyramine)
- B. Diprazine (Promethazine)
- C. Loratadine
- D. Tavegyl (Clemastine)
- E. Dimedrol (Diphenhydramine)
Hint
Compare older lipophilic H1 blockers with newer ones in terms of brain penetration, and think about what a job needing constant alertness demands.
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