[Phencarol in the treatment of allergic dermatoses of various pathological mechanisms].

Abstract

Phencarol produced in the USSR is an antihistaminic drug highly effective in allergic dermatoses with the pathological mechanism of humoral and cellular type. The best results were obtained in acute allergic dermatoses and in acute recurrences of chronic allergic diseases. In comparative studies with difergan a greater efficiency of phencarol was noted, which was expressed as a higher proportion regression of lesions and more rapid action of the drug. The duration of phencarol treatment was about 3 weeks, the daily dose was 50-75 mg in adults. The drug was well tolerated.

• Authors: J Rubisz-Brzezińska, L Brzezińska-Wcisło, E Krauze, J Bergier-Miedzińska
• Journal: Przeglad dermatologiczny (Przegl Dermatol) 1989 Jan-Mar Vol. 76 Issue 1 Pg. 39-44 ISSN: 0033-2526 [Print] Poland
• Vernacular Title: Fenkarol w leczeniu dermatoz alergicznych o róznym patomechanizmie.
• PMID: 2573112 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Benzhydryl Compounds
• Histamine H1 Antagonists
• Promethazine
• quifenadine

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Benzhydryl Compounds (therapeutic use)
• Dermatitis (drug therapy, etiology)
• Female
• Histamine H1 Antagonists (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Promethazine (therapeutic use)
• Recurrence