See Also: doxylamine(medicine)
doxylamine succinate(medicine)
Doxylamine succinate(health)

yestreen (iou) and doxylamine (medicine)


yestreen (iou)



yestreen adverb & noun. Scot. & poet. LME.
[Contr. from YESTER-EVEN.]
A. adverb. On the evening of yesterday; yesterday evening. LME.
b. noun. The evening of yesterday. E19.
? Taken up by English writers in 18th cent.

doxylamine (medicine)


doxylamine
<chemical> Histamine h1 antagonist with pronounced sedative properties. It is used in allergies and as an antitussive, antiemetic, and hypnotic. Doxylamine has also been administered in veterinary applications and was formerly used in parkinsonism.

Pharmacological action: anti-allergic agents, antiemetics, antitussive agents, histamine h1 antagonists, sedatives, nonbarbiturate.

Chemical name: Ethanamine, N,N-dimethyl-2-(1-phenyl-1-(2-pyridinyl)ethoxy)-