cromolyn sodium

[ kroh-muh-lin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a substance, C 23 H 14 Na 2 O 11 , used as a preventive inhalant for bronchial asthma and hay fever.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cromolyn sodium¹

First recorded in 1970–75; contraction and rearrangement of the chemical name

Example Sentences

He has shown that cromolyn sodium, a treatment for asthma, triggers this conversion in mice.

From Nature

Other allergy treatments include corticosteroid nasal sprays and eye drops, decongestants, cromolyn sodium nasal sprays and allergy shots.

From Reuters

For any but the mildest cases of asthma, the nih recommends that doctors reorganize their first line of defense to include such anti-inflammatory agents as cromolyn sodium or inhaled steroids.

From Time Magazine Archive

Other drugs helpful to allergy sufferers are cromolyn sodium, which in nasal-spray and eye-drop forms suppresses the release of histamine, and beclomethasone, triamcinolone and flunisolide, cortisone-based preparations that some doctors find to be even better inflammation fighters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Four have made the transatlantic crossing, including cromolyn sodium, a drug that effectively prevents the debilitating effects of allergic asthma, an ailment that afflicts 1% to 2% of Americans.

From Time Magazine Archive