Description
DesloratADIneisanon-sedatingtricyclicantihistaminethatinhibitsH1histaminereceptors.Desloratidineisanactivemetaboliteofloratadinethatexhibitsanti-allergic,anti-asthma,andanti-inflammatoryactivities.Desloratadineinhibitshistamine-inducedbronchoconstrictionandisclinicallyusedtotreatallergicrhinitisandchronicidiopathicurticaria.Thiscompoundalsoactsasafunctionalinhibitorofacidsphingomyelinase(FIASMA).
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