title: The pharmacology of sodium cromoglycate.
abstract: Sodium cromoglycate is a widely used drug for the prevention of allergic diseases, especially in bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis. It inhibits mastocyte degranulation and has a direct effect on inflammatory cells and the bronchial obstructive reflex. The drug prevents the development of bronchial constriction caused by various factors and among others the allergen-induced late allergic reaction as well. Because of its few side-effects it may also be successfully used in childhood bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zsámboki
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004205:Cromolyn Sodium