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MeSH Heading: Histamine Antagonists
Tree Number(s): D27.505.519.625.375.425; D27.505.696.577.375.425
Unique ID: D006633
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006633
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with HISTAMINE AGONISTS
Scope Note: Drugs that bind to but do not activate histamine receptors, thereby blocking the actions of histamine or histamine agonists. Classical antihistaminics block the histamine H1 receptors only.
Entry Version: HISTAMINE ANTAG
Entry Term(s): Antihistamine; Antihistamines; Histamine Antagonist
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: QV 157
Previous Indexing: Histamine H1 Receptor Blockaders (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 1977; see ANTIHISTAMINICS 1963-1976, for ANTIHISTAMINES see HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS 1997-2008
History Note: 1977; for ANTIHISTAMINES use HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS 1997-2008
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/05
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0010393
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Drugs that bind to but do not activate histamine receptors, thereby blocking the actions of histamine or histamine agonists. Classical antihistaminics block the histamine H1 receptors only.
Terms: Histamine Antagonists Preferred Term
Term UI T019966
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1977); Antihistamine
Term UI T001004275
Date12/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Histamine Antagonist
Term UI T001004276
Date12/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antihistamines
Term UI T019967
Date12/01/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

Histamine Antagonists MeSH Descriptor Data 2024