Dual acting histamine H1-receptor antagonist and mast cell stabilizer. Prepn: E. Oshima et al., EP 235796; eidem, US 5116863 (1987, 1992 both to Kyowa); eidem, J. Med. Chem. 35, 2074 (1992). Pharmacology: C. Kamei et al., Arzneim.-Forsch. 45, 1005 (1995); J. M. Yanni et al., J. Ocul. Pharmacol. Ther. 12, 389 (1996). Receptor binding profile: N. A. Sharif et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 278, 1252 (1996). Clinical trial in allergic conjunctivitis: M. B. Abelson, L. Spitalny, Am. J. Ophthalmol. 125, 797 (1998).
Antiallergic; antihistaminic.
Antihistaminic; Tricyclics; Other Tricyclics