Triprolidine

Template:Short description Template:Cs1 config Template:About Template:Drugbox Triprolidine is an over-the-counter antihistamine with anticholinergic properties.<ref name="Goldsmith">Template:Cite journal</ref> It is used to combat the symptoms associated with allergies and is sometimes combined with other cold medications designed to provide general relief for flu-like symptoms.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> As with many antihistamines, the most common side effect is drowsiness.<ref name="Goldsmith" />

Triprolidine was patented in 1948 and came into medical use in 1953,<ref name=Fis2006>Template:Cite book</ref> and has mostly been replaced in popular medications by other antihistamines including diphenhydramine, promethazine, chlorpheniramine, as well as by second-generation antihistamines including loratadine and fexofenadine. Triprolidine remains an ingredient in the cold medicine Actifed in many territories.Template:Citation needed

See also

• Benzatropine
• Pseudoephedrine