MODERN ANTIHISTAMINIC MEDICINE USAGE ASPECTS
The article contains key characteristics on modern antihistaminic medicine of 1 and 2 generations. The advantages of 2 generation antihistaminic medicine (especially active metabolites) are thoroughly reviewed in the article. According to the author, the most appropriate drug to use (considering the fact that it is the most developed, approved and up-to-date one among antihistaminic drugs) is cetirizine. Cetrin is an optimal antihistaminic drug. Its high therapeutic activity is clinically confirmed both on patients suffering from allergic rhinitis, nettle rash, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis combined with bronchial asthma, and on patients with compromised allergic history.