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Ketotifen logo #21000 Ketotifen is a second-generation noncompetitive H1-antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer. It is most commonly sold as a salt with fumaric acid, ketotifen fumarate, and is available in two forms. In its ophthalmic form, it is used to treat allergic conjunctivitis, or the itchy red eyes caused by allergies. In its oral form, it is used to prevent a...
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Ketotifen

Ketotifen logo #20667A medicine given to prevent allergies.
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ketotifen

ketotifen logo #20973<chemical> A cycloheptathiophene that interferes with the release of inflammatory mediators and blocks histamine h1 receptors. It has been proposed as an anti-asthmatic and for the treatment of rhinitis, skin allergies, and anaphylaxis. ... Pharmacological action: anti-allergic agents, antipruritics, histamine h1 antagonists. ... Chemical nam...
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ketotifen

ketotifen logo #21001(ke″to-ti´fen) a noncompetitive H1-receptor antagonist and mast cell stabilizer; used as the fumarate salt, administered orally in the chronic treatment of children with mild atopic asthma and topically to the conjunctiva as an antipruritic in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.
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