Medicines Management for Nurses

at a Glance

Simon Young, Ben Pitcher

Multiple Choice: Chapter 22 Respiratory conditions II

Question 1 What is pharmacologically different about sedating and non-sedating antihistamines that accounts for the difference in side effects?

A Non-sedating antihistamines are more receptor specific
B Non-sedating antihistamines are less lipid soluble
C Sedating antihistamines remain in the body for longer
D Sedating antihistamines increase the production of the sleep hormone melatonin