Chloropyramine Chloropyramine Chloropyramine is a classical ("old", or first-generation) antihistamine drug approved in some Eastern European countries (like Russia) for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, and other atopic (allergic) conditions. Related indications for clinical use include angioedema (Quincke's edema), allergic reactions to insect bites, food and drug allergies, and anaphylactic shock. Chloropyramine is known as a competitive reversible H receptor antagonist (also known as an H inverse agonist), meaning that it exerts its pharmacological action by competing with histamine for the H subtype histamine receptor. By blocking the effects of histamine, the drug inhibits the vasodilation, increased
Inclusion body rhinitis Inclusion body rhinitis Inclusion Body Rhinitis, also known as IBR or Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, is a pig disease caused by porcine cytomegalovirus, which is a member of the herpesvirus family. It is a notifiable disease that is found worldwide. It is spread both vertically and horizontally and prevalence is high. It is not a zoonosis but the risk to humans that receive pig organ transplants is currently under investigation. Clinical signs are normally only seen in either piglets less than 3 weeks old or pregnant sows. Signs in piglets include rhinitis, pneumonia, anaemia, fever and sudden death. Black discoloration around