‘So, avoid Piriton – or chlorphenamine, which is the medical name – and go for cetirizine, loratadine or fexofenadine.’ If you know you’re going to need antihistamines all ...

Modular updates are a new way to make smaller, more frequent subject-specific updates to the methods and processes we follow when evaluating health technologies and developing guidelines. We launched ...

Our draft guidance does not, at present, recommend the treatment’s use for future patients with this rare, life limiting disease due to its high price and the limited evidence of long-term ...

Some medications, especially those used for allergies such as piriton or cetirizine, have drying effects on the body, including the vaginal tissues. Physical conditions, such as pain from an ...

The older ones, like chlorpheniramine (Piriton), can cause drowsiness and are thought to be less effective, so they are best avoided," he says. "Go for newer generations like cetirizine ...

For dog people, like The Telegraph’s health expert Miranda Levy, having a dog allergy is a cruel twist of fate - Paul Grover ...

You may have heard of people giving antihistamines or Piriton to their dogs. Firstly, they are not always effective, and more importantly, some human antihistamines can be toxic, so only administer ...