chlorcyclizine

American

[klawr-sahy-kluh-zeen, klohr-] / klɔrˈsaɪ kləˌzin, kloʊr- /

noun

Pharmacology.

a substance, C 18 H 21 ClN 2 , used as an antihistamine in the symptomatic treatment of certain allergic disorders and in motion sickness.

Etymology

Origin of chlorcyclizine

chlor- ² + cycl- + -i- + (pipera)zine

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An over-the-counter antihistamine, chlorcyclizine HCl costs $16.98 for 30 pills when sold under the brand name Ahist.

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Chlorcyclizine has been around for decades but is not widely used.

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It's too early to know if the antihistamine chlorcyclizine HCI will work in people as a treatment for hepatitis C. Still, the new research suggests that "the drug blocks the virus getting into cells and is different from the current hepatitis C drugs, which block viral replication," said study co-author Dr. T. Jake Liang, a senior investigator with the U.S.

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