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Antihistamine vs Cetirizine - What's the difference?

antihistamine | cetirizine |

As nouns the difference between antihistamine and cetirizine

is that antihistamine is a drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies while cetirizine is a major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.

antihistamine

English

(wikipedia antihistamine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    cetirizine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia cetirizine)
  • A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.