Antihistamines, definition

In the era of pandemic preparedness and increasing resistance, early and definitive diagnosis of influenza is crucial. The currently available antiviral drugs are most effective if started within 48 hours of the onset of illness. Adjunct agents, such as acetaminophen for fever or an antihistamine for rhinitis, may be used concomitantly with the antiviral drugs. 

Throughout junior high school and high school I suffered from bad hav fever. Mv enfiilY doctor prescribed antihistamines for me. They definitely worked but they made me feel so bad- FinallVr I came to prefer the hay fever. 

The drug exerts its distinet eentral actions to suppress tremor as well as rigidity that are gainfully employed therapeutically in Parkinsonism. It is also employed for the treatment of extrapyramidal dyskinesia but certainly not tardive dyskinesia which is caused due to the administration of various potent tranquillizers, namely reserpine, chlorpromazine (CPZ) ete. It may be worthwhile to mention here that the drug fails to cause any sort of central stimulation Q.e., a definite plus point), and instead produces the characteristic sedative effect normally seen amongst the antihistaminics. 

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