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Therapeutic Action Of Different Classes Of Drugs
Chapter Name : Chemistry In Everyday Life
Sub Topic Code : 102_12_16_03_02
Topic Name : Therapeutic Action Of Different Classes Of Drugs
Sub Topic Name : Antihistamines
Introduction

A therapeutic effect is a consequence of a medical treatment of any kind, the results of which are judged to be desirable and beneficial.

Pre-Requisites:

Therapeutic effect

Activity:

Drugs.

Real Life Question:

What is antihistamine?

Key Words / FlashCards
Key Words Definitions (pref. in our own words)
Antihistamine A histamine antagonist (commonly called an antihistamine) is a pharmaceutical drug that inhibits the action of histamine by either blocking its attachment to histamine receptors, or inhibiting the enzymatic activity of histidine decarboxylase; catalyzing the transformation of histidine into histamine (atypical antihistaminics).
Learning aids / Gadgets
Gadgets How it can be used
Enzyme Enzymes are large biological molecules responsible for the thousands of chemical interconversions that sustain life. And by studying them.
Real life uses :

Medication.

Places to visit :

Pharmacy.

Practical examples around us
Examples Explainations
ligand Ligand (from the Latin ligandum, binding) is a substance (usually a small molecule), that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose. In a narrower sense, it is a signal triggering molecule, binding to a site on a target protein.
What you learn in Theory:

A histamine antagonist (commonly called an antihistamine) is a pharmaceutical drug that inhibits the action of histamine by either blocking its attachment to histamine receptors, or inhibiting the enzymatic activity of histidine decarboxylase; catalyzing the transformation of histidine into histamine (atypical antihistaminics).

What you learn in Practice:

Histamines produce increased vascular permeability, causing fluid to escape from capillaries into tissues, which leads to the classic symptoms of an allergic reaction — a runny nose and watery eyes.

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