Azelastine

Azelastine is a potent, second-generation, selective, histamine antagonist.Target: Histamine ReceptorAzelastine is a selective H(1)-receptor antagonist that inhibits histamine release and interferes with activation of several other mediators of allergic inflammation. Azelastine can inhibit CHMCs activation and release of IL-6, tryptase, and histamine. On an equimolar basis, azelastine was a more potent inhibitor than olopatadine [1]. Topical azelastine progressively improved itching and
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Azelastine is a phthalazine compound having an oxo substituent at the 1-position, a 1-methylazepan-4-yl group at the 2-position and a 4-chlorobenzyl substituent at the 4-position. It has a role as a H1-receptor antagonist, an anti-allergic agent, an anti-asthmatic drug, a bronchodilator agent, a platelet aggregation inhibitor and an EC 1.13.11.34 (arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase) inhibitor. It is a member of phthalazines, a tertiary amino compound and a member of monochlorobenzenes.|Azelastine, a phthalazine derivative, is an antihistamine available as an intranasal spray for the treatment of allergic and vasomotor rhinitis and as an ophthalmic solution for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis. It is a racemic mixture, though there is no noted difference in pharmacologic activity between enantiomers, and was first granted FDA approval in 1996. Azelastine is also available in combination with fluticasone propionate as a nasal spray marketed under the trade name Dymista™, which is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients 6 years of age and older.