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Antiinflammatory vs Antihistamine - What's the difference?

antiinflammatory | antihistamine |

As nouns the difference between antiinflammatory and antihistamine

is that antiinflammatory is while 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.

As an adjective antiinflammatory

is .

antiinflammatory

English

Adjective

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  • * {{quote-news, year=1997, date=August 22, author=Tori Marlan, title=Can Bee Stings Cure MS?, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=About 20 drugs on the market treat symptoms of multiple sclerosis, among them immunosuppressants to slow the progression of the disease, antiinflammatory drugs to shorten the duration of attacks, and interferon to reduce the frequency of attacks. }}
  • * {{quote-journal, 2000, date=September 1, Gideon A. Rodan & T. John Martin, Therapeutic Approaches to Bone Diseases, Science citation
    • , passage=Development of glucocorticoid receptor agonists with sufficient antiinflammatory action but without detrimental effects on bone that often lead to osteoporosis, would indeed be a major advance.}}

    Noun

    (antiinflammatories)

    • 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

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