KROK 1 2020 – Question 38 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A 56-year-old woman with angioneurotic edema was prescribed an H1 blocker with antispasmodic, sedative, and local anesthetic action. Select this H1 blocker from the list:
- A. Oxoline (Dioxotetrahydrooxytetrahydronaphthaline)
- B. Acyclovir
- C. Dimedrol (Diphenhydramine)
- D. Levodopa
- E. Ambroxol
Hint
First sort the listed drugs by pharmacological class, then recall which antihistamines are lipophilic enough to cause central sedation.
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