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Atopy
Atopy (pronounced /ˈætəpi/; Greek ἀτοπία - placelessness, out of place, special, unusual) or atopic syndrome is an allergic hypersensitivity affecting parts of the body not in direct contact with the allergen. Atopy is a disease characterized by a tendency to be “hyperallergic”. Atopy is a word...
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Corticosteroid
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate...
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Immunosuppressive drug
Immunosuppressive drugs or immunosuppressive agents are drugs that inhibit or prevent activity of the immune system. They are used in immunosuppressive therapy to:
These drugs are not without side-effects and risks. Because the majority of them act...
Antihistamine
An H1 antagonist is a histamine antagonist of the H1 receptor that serves to reduce or eliminate effects mediated by histamine, an endogenous chemical mediator released during allergic reactions. Agents where the main therapeutic effect is mediated...
Ointment
An ointment is a viscous semisolid preparation used topically on a variety of body surfaces. These include the skin and the mucous membranes of the eye (an eye ointment), vagina, anus, and nose. An ointment may or may not be medicated.
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Alkali salts
Alkali salts or base (basic) salts are salts which have basic ions, such as hydroxide or carbonate.
Rather than being neutral, as most salt are, basic salts are, as their name suggests, bases.
The acidic equivalent of a basic salt is an acid salt,...
