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ketotifen

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ketotifen /ke·to·ti·fen/ (-ti´fen) a noncompetitive H and mast cell stabilizer; used topically as the fumarate salt as an antipruritic in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.
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Containing ketotifen fumarate as a main ingredient, the product helps alleviate nasal allergy symptoms due to pollen and house-dust mites.
Taisho Pharmaceutical to Launch OTC-switched Zaditen Nasal Solution by JCNN News Summaries
1) Newer drugs, such as fexofenadine (Allegra), loratadine (Claritin) and cetirizine (Zyrtec), all taken in pill form, as well as the intranasal antihistamine azelastine (Astelin), and ketotifen, an antihistamine drop for your eyes, are less sedating and thus the treatment of choice.
Allergies & women's health by National Women's Health Report
The studies focused on the antimuscarinic (potential for drying side effects) activity of various marketed antihistamines including azelastine, cetirizine, desloratadine, fexofenadine, ketotifen and olopatadine, compared to bilastine and epinastine, related compounds in Inspire's portfolio.
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