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    Mast cell stabilizers are medications used to prevent or treat certain allergic disorders. They block mast cell degranulation, stabilizing the cell and...
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  • Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is a term referring to one of two types of mast cell activation disorder (MCAD); the other type is idiopathic MCAD...
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    and avoidance of allergens. Treatment consists of antihistamine, mast cell stabilizers, dual mechanism anti-allergen agents, or topical antihistamines...
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    histidine decarboxylase: Tritoqualine Catechin Mast cell stabilizers are drugs which prevent mast cell degranulation. Cromolyn sodium Nedocromil β-agonists...
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    Cromoglicic acid (category Mast cell stabilizers)
    cromoglycate (former BAN), or cromoglicate—is traditionally described as a mast cell stabilizer, and is commonly marketed as the sodium salt sodium cromoglicate...
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    Ketotifen (category Mast cell stabilizers)
    Ketotifen is an antihistamine medication and a mast cell stabilizer used to treat allergic conditions such as conjunctivitis, asthma, and urticaria (hives)...
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    Nedocromil (category Mast cell stabilizers)
    Nedocromil sodium is a medication considered as mast cell stabilizer which acts to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, and other breathing problems...
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    Olopatadine (category Mast cell stabilizers)
    during pregnancy or breastfeeding is safe. It is an antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer. Olopatadine was patented in 1986 and came into medical use in 1997...
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    Lodoxamide (category Mast cell stabilizers)
    tradename Alomide in the UK. Like cromoglicic acid it acts as a mast cell stabilizer. In 2014 lodoxamide and bufrolin were found to be potent agonists...
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    Epinastine (category Mast cell stabilizers)
    Elestat, Purivist, Relestat) is a second-generation antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer that is used in eye drops to treat allergic conjunctivitis. It is...
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    Pemirolast (INN) is a mast cell stabilizer used as an anti-allergic drug therapy. It is marketed under the tradenames Alegysal and Alamast. Clinical trials...
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    Alcaftadine (category Mast cell stabilizers)
    Alcaftadine, sold under the brand name Lastacaft, is an antihistamine used to help prevent itching of the eyes. It is an H1 histamine receptor antagonist...
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    reduce the activation of mast cells and the subsequent release of inflammatory mediators, therefore acting as a mast cell stabilizer. However, while famotidine...
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    corticosteroids or alternatively, a leukotriene antagonist or a mast cell stabilizer by mouth is recommended. For those who have daily attacks, a higher...
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    Azelastine (category Mast cell stabilizers)
    azelastine). Azelastine has a triple mode of action: Anti-histamine effect, Mast-cell stabilizing effect and Anti-inflammatory effect. The systemic bioavailability...
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    medications less commonly used but also administered by MDI are mast cell stabilizers, such as cromoglicate or nedocromil. A metered-dose inhaler consists...
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    activation of cells and degranulation processes. These include antihistamines, glucocorticoids, epinephrine (adrenaline), mast cell stabilizers, and antileukotriene...
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    Norketotifen (category Mast cell stabilizers)
    similar potency as ketotifen as an antihistamine H1 medication and a mast cell stabilizer, yet is devoid of severe sedative effects of ketotifen, potentially...
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    of constricted airway in asthma, or (4) mast cell stabilizers, which inhibit the degranulation of mast cells that is normally triggered by IgE-binding...
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  • Aleva, Ebatrol) Fexofenadine (Allegra) Ketotifen (Zaditor) – also mast cell stabilizer; sometimes classified as a first-generation antihistamine, see Ketotifen...
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    challenge as well as stress induced symptoms. Cromoglicate is used as a mast cell stabilizer in allergic rhinitis, asthma and allergic conjunctivitis. Nedocromil...
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    any specific treatment. Antihistamines (e.g., diphenhydramine) or mast cell stabilizers (e.g., cromolyn) may be used to help with the symptoms. Povidone-iodine...
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    type of mast cell disease, is a rare disorder affecting both children and adults caused by the accumulation of functionally defective mast cells (also called...
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    urticaria pigmentosa. Another mast cell stabilizer, Gastrocrom, a form of cromoglicic acid, has also been used to reduce mast cell degranulation.[citation needed]...
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  • the lenses, eye drops (typically containing anti-histamines and mast cell stabilizers) for allergies to provide relief from itching, redness, and watering...
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  • Additional options in histamine intolerance include antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers, supplementation with exogenous diamine oxidase (DAO supplementation...
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    systemic corticosteroids, beta2-adrenergic agonists, anticholinergics, mast cell stabilizers, leukotriene antagonists. Androgens, antiandrogens, estrogens, gonadotropin...
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    anti-IgE antibodies such as omalizumab represent a new class of potent mast cell stabilizers. This is now thought to be the fundamental mechanism for omalizumab's...
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    of fluorometholone, medrysone, betamethasone or dexamethasone. Mast cell stabilizers such as sodium cromoglycate (2%) drops 4–5 times a day are quite...
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    anti-inflammatory drug while cromolyn is an anti-allergic agent which acts as a mast cell stabilizer. Both drugs have demonstrated the anticancer effect in addition to...
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