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clem•a•stine fu•ma•rate
(klem′ə stēn′ fyo̅o̅′mə rāt′),USA pronunciation [Pharm.]
- Drugsan antihistamine, C25H30ClNO5, that has drying and some sedative effects, used for symptomatic relief of allergy.
- perh. a rearrangement of meclastine an alternate name, perh. me(thyl) + c(h)l(oro)- + -astine, alteration and shortening of antihistamine