Antihistamines

GENERIC AUS US UK Canada, Sth Africa, etc. Sed?
acrivastine - Semprex Semprex OO
astemizole R Hismanal Hismanal Hismanal OO
azatadine Zadine Optimine Optimine Z
azelastin - Astelin (intranasal) - -
brompheniramine @ Bromphen; Chlorphed; Dehist; Dimetane; Nasahist; Veltane Dimotane Dimetane (Can) Z
cetirizine R Zyrtec Zyrtec Zirtek Reactine (Can) OO
chlorpheniramine M
- Chlortab; Chlor-Trimeton; Aller-Chlor; Phenetron; Teldrin; Trymegen Piriton; Calimal Chlor-Tripolon; Novopheniram (Can) Z
cinnarizine - - Stugeron Antimet, Purazine (SA)
clemastine L - Tavist Tavegil; Aller-eze
cyclizine - - Valoid; Medazine (SA) Z
cyproheptadine Periactin Periactin; Cylert Periactin Z
dexchlorpheniramine Polaramine Dexchlor; Poladex; Polaramine - ZZ
dimenhydranate Dramamine; Travacalm; Andrumin Dramamine; Dimetabs; Marmine; Dymenate; Tega-Vert; Vertab Dramamine Gravol;
Nauseatol;
Novodimenate
(Can)
ZZZ
diphenhydramine
H R
Unisom Sleepgels; Benadryl Benadryl; Hydramine; Benahist; Hydril; Sleep-eze; Sominex Medinex; Sleepia; Nytol Insomnal;
Allerdryl (Can) Betasleep(SA)
ZZZ
diphenylpyramine - @ @ ZZ
doxylamine @ Unisom Sleep Aid @ Somnil ZZZ
fexofenadine
R
Telfast Allegra Telfast OO
hydroxyzine R Atarax Atarax; Anxanil; Hydroxacen; Hyzine; Vistaril; Vistaject; E-vista; Rezine; Quiess Atarax; Ucerax Multipax; Q-Med; Aterax; Q-hydrox (SA) Z
loratadine R Claratyne; Lorastyne Claratin Claratyn OO
mebhydrolin Fabahistin - - Fabahistin ZZ
meclozine = meclizine R - Antivert; Ancolan; Bonine; En-Vert; Medivert; Meclicot; Vertin-32 Meclozine; Sea-legs Z
mequitazine - - Primalan ZZ
methdilazine Dilosyn Tacaryl - Z
phenindamine - Nolahist @ Thephorin
pheniramine Avil; Fenamine @ Daneral Z
promethazine M Phenergan Phenergan Phenergan; Sominex; Q-Mazine ZZZ
promethazine theoclate Avomine - Avomine ZZ
terfenadine
R
Teldane Seldane Triludane; Histafen; Seldane; Terfex; Terfinor OO
trimeprazine Vallergan Temaril Vallergan ZZZ
triprolidine - Actidil; Alleract @ @ Z
tripelennamine - Pelamine; PBZ - Pyribenzamine (Can) ZZ

Notes:
@ = Found in multicomponent cough/cold medications.
Z - ZZZ = Sedating potential. There is a wide variation in individual response to these drugs
OO = Non-sedating

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