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Also known as HT-11

Cloperastine (INN) or cloperastin, in the forms of cloperastine hydrochloride (JAN) (brand names Hustazol, Nitossil, Seki) and cloperastine fendizoate, is an antitussive and antihistamine that is marketed as a cough suppressant in Japan, Hong Kong, Brazil and in some European countries. It was first introduced in 1972 in Japan, and then in Italy in 1981.

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Cloperastine (INN) or cloperastin, in the forms of cloperastine hydrochloride (JAN) (brand names Hustazol, Nitossil, Seki) and cloperastine fendizoate, is an antitussive and antihistamine that is marketed as a cough suppressant in Japan, Hong Kong, Brazil and in some European countries. It was first introduced in 1972 in Japan, and then in Italy in 1981.

==Side effects== Adverse effects may include sedation, drowsiness, heartburn, and thickening of bronchial secretions.

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