IT IS NONSEDATING, NON CARDIOTOXIC & NON BRAIN PENETRATING, H-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTIC ANTIHISTAMINE HAVING RAPID & PROLONGED ACTION. CAN BE SAFELY ADMINISTERED IN VARIOUS DEGREES OF RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.
DURING ALLERGIC RESPONSE MAST CELLS UNDERGO DEGRANULATION WHICH RELEASES HISTAMINE AND OTHER SUBASTANCES. BY BINDING TO AND PREVENTING ACTIVATION OF THE H1 RECEPTOR, BILASTINE REDUCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALLERGIC SYMPTOMS DUE TO THE RELEASE OF HISTAMINE FROM MAST CELLS.