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How do synthetic drugs like brompheniramine and terfenadine act on...
How do synthetic drugs like brompheniramine and terfenadine act on histamine?
Options
- AThey stimulate histamine production.
- BThey mimic the effects of histamine.
- CThey compete with histamine for binding sites.
- DThey enhance histamine's action.
Correct answer
C. They compete with histamine for binding sites.
Step-by-step solution
Synthetic drugs like brompheniramine and terfenadine interfere with histamine by competing with it for binding sites.