Dyes and preservatives in oral antihistamines
- 30 April 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 102 (5) , 545-549
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb07653.x
Abstract
SUMMARY: Antihistamines are commonly used in the treatment of urticaria. Some antihistamines contain dyes and preservatives which have themselves been shown to produce or exacerbate urticaria; the presence of these substances is not indicated in the usual formularies and a list of commonly prescribed antihistamines is presented, detailing the azo dyes, other dyes and preservatives contained therein.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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