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Mequitazine is a dual antagonist of histamine H1 and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (Kis = 4.4 and 5 nM, respectively).1 In vivo, oral or subcutaneous administration of mequitazine increases survival in a rat model of mast cell degranulation induced by compound 48/80 (Item No. 22173; ED50s = 1.02 and 0.26 mg/kg, respectively).2 Formulations containing mequitazine have been used in the treatment of urticaria and allergic rhinitis.
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1. Antimuscarinic effects of antihistamines: Quantitative evaluation by receptor-
2. The in vivo pharmacological profile of histamine (H1) antagonists in the rat. Drug Dev. Res. 2, 559-566 (1982).