KROK 1 2021 – Question 136 · 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. Dimedrol (Diphenhydramine)
- B. Acyclovir
- C. Levodopa
- D. Oxoline (Dioxotetrahydrooxytetrahydronaphthaline)
- E. Ambroxol
Hint
Think of the classic first-generation antihistamine that crosses the blood-brain barrier and also has atropine-like and local anaesthetic effects.
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