"Terfenadine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A selective histamine H1-receptor antagonist devoid of central nervous system depressant activity. The drug was used for ALLERGY but withdrawn due to causing LONG QT SYNDROME.
| Descriptor ID |
D016593
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.115.800 D03.383.621.855
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| Concept/Terms |
Terfenadine- Terfenadine
- Terfenidine
- alpha-(4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)phenyl)-4-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)-1-piperdinebutanol
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terfenadine" by people in Profiles.
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Once-daily fexofenadine treatment for chronic idiopathic urticaria: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2005 Jun; 94(6):662-9.
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Safety and efficacy of oral fexofenadine in children with seasonal allergic rhinitis--a pooled analysis of three studies. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2004 Jun; 15(3):253-60.
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Fexofenadine is efficacious and safe in children (aged 6-11 years) with seasonal allergic rhinitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Apr; 111(4):763-9.
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A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of fexofenadine HCl in the treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999 Nov; 104(5):1071-8.