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Descriptor English: Chlorpheniramine
Descriptor Spanish: Clorfeniramina
Descriptor clorfeniramina
Entry term(s) clorfenamina
clorprofenpiridamina
Scope note: Antagonista de los receptores H1 de histamina que se utiliza para el tratamiento de reacciones alérgicas, fiebre del heno, rinitis, urticaria y asma. Asimismo, se ha utlizado en aplicaciones veterinarias. Es uno de los antihistamínicos clásicos más usados pues, generalmente, causa menos somnolencia y sedacion que la PROMETACINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Clorfeniramina
Descriptor French: Chlorphénamine
Entry term(s): Aller-Chlor
Antihistaminico Llorens
Chlo-Amine
Chlor-100
Chlor-Trimeton
Chlor-Tripolon
Chlorphenamine
Chlorpheniramine Maleate
Chlorpheniramine Tannate
Chlorpro
Chlorprophenpyridamine
Chlorspan 12
Chlortab-4
Cloro-Trimeton
Efidac 24
Kloromin
Maleate, Chlorpheniramine
Piriton
Tannate, Chlorpheniramine
Teldrin
Tree number(s): D03.383.725.620.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002744
Scope note: A histamine H1 antagonist used in allergic reactions, hay fever, rhinitis, urticaria, and asthma. It has also been used in veterinary applications. One of the most widely used of the classical antihistaminics, it generally causes less drowsiness and sedation than PROMETHAZINE.
Annotation: a histamine H1 antag & antipruritic
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Antipruritics
Histamine H1 Antagonists
Anti-Allergic Agents
Registry Number: 3U6IO1965U
CAS Type 1 Name: 2-Pyridinepropanamine, gamma-(4-chlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(63)
DeCS ID: 2796
Unique ID: D002744
NLM Classification: QV 157
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/05/24
Chlorpheniramine - Preferred
Concept UI M0004190
Scope note A histamine H1 antagonist used in allergic reactions, hay fever, rhinitis, urticaria, and asthma. It has also been used in veterinary applications. One of the most widely used of the classical antihistaminics, it generally causes less drowsiness and sedation than PROMETHAZINE.
Preferred term Chlorpheniramine
Entry term(s) Chlorphenamine
Chlorprophenpyridamine
Aller-Chlor - Narrower
Concept UI M0478189
Preferred term Aller-Chlor
Antihistaminico Llorens - Narrower
Concept UI M0478190
Preferred term Antihistaminico Llorens
Chlor-100 - Narrower
Concept UI M0478184
Preferred term Chlor-100
Chlor-Trimeton - Narrower
Concept UI M0004193
Preferred term Chlor-Trimeton
Entry term(s) Cloro-Trimeton
Chlorpheniramine Maleate - Narrower
Concept UI M0004192
Preferred term Chlorpheniramine Maleate
Entry term(s) Maleate, Chlorpheniramine
Chlorpheniramine Tannate - Narrower
Concept UI M0423769
Preferred term Chlorpheniramine Tannate
Entry term(s) Tannate, Chlorpheniramine
Chlorpro - Narrower
Concept UI M0478185
Preferred term Chlorpro
Chlorspan 12 - Narrower
Concept UI M0478183
Preferred term Chlorspan 12
Chlortab-4 - Narrower
Concept UI M0478182
Preferred term Chlortab-4
Efidac 24 - Narrower
Concept UI M0478180
Preferred term Efidac 24
Kloromin - Narrower
Concept UI M0478181
Preferred term Kloromin
Piriton - Narrower
Concept UI M0004191
Preferred term Piriton
Teldrin - Narrower
Concept UI M0478179
Preferred term Teldrin
Chlo-Amine - Narrower
Concept UI M0478187
Preferred term Chlo-Amine
Chlor-Tripolon - Narrower
Concept UI M0478188
Preferred term Chlor-Tripolon



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