different between cetirizine vs montelukast

English

Alternative forms

• cetiricin

Etymology

From (a)cet(ic acid) +? [Term?] +? -izine (“diphenylmethylpiperazine derivative”).

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??t??.??zin/

Noun

cetirizine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.

Derived terms

• levocetirizine

Translations

English

Etymology

From Mont(r)e(al) +? -lukast (“leukotriene receptor antagonist”), named after the city of Montreal, where the drug was developed by Merck in 1991.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?n.t??lu??kæst/

Noun

montelukast (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A leukotriene antagonist (trademark Singulair) used orally in the form of its sodium salt C₃₅H₃₅ClNNaO₃S to treat asthma or to relieve the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Translations

References

• “montelukast”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Spanish

Noun

montelukast m (plural montelukasts)

1. (pharmacology) montelukast