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Article: A comparison of antihistamines. (Hismanal, Allegra, Claritin, and Seldane)
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- HealthFacts
- Article date:
- December 1, 1996
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Center for Medical Consumers, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Several antihistamines prescribed for people with seasonal allergic rhinitis are advertised as nonsedating, primarily Hismanal, Allegra, Claritin, and Seldane. The question of which is the most effective remains unanswered because no published studies have compared the four antihistamines against each other.
In the absence of such crucial information, The Medical Letter recently compared the drugs in terms of their potential for adverse effects (25 October 1996). The newly approved Allegra, for example, does not cause heart rhythm disturbances when the ...
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Article: FDA Wants Drug Seldane Off Market
The Washington Post;
January 14, 1997 ;
700+ words
...The popular antihistamine Seldane is unsafe and should be taken ... heart complications similar to Seldane's but which has no Allegra ... is no benefit from having a Seldane out there," said FDA spokesman ... with taking any medication. Claritin, the world's best-selling ...
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