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doxylamine

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doxylamine /dox·yl·amine/ (dok-sil´ah-men) an antihistamine with anticholinergic and sedative effects, used as the succinate salt.
doxylamine
an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergic reactions and laminitis in cattle and horses.

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The drug is a combination of the antihistamine doxylamine and vitamin [B.
Bendectin, a combination of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) and the antihistamine Doxylamine, was once commonly prescribed for nausea in pregnancy.
Now, the Canadian team has done the same type of experiment with five common antihistamines: loratadine (Claritin), astemizole (Hismanal), hydroxyzine (Atarax), doxylamine (Unisom and Nyquil), and cetirizine (Reactine).
 
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