Seasonal allergic rhinitis : note
• Allergens which cause these symptoms include house dust mites, pollens and moulds.
• The symptoms are due to the effects of mast cell degranulation. The effects can cause serious
complications, such as otitis
media
and chronic
sinusitis.
• Treatment of allergic rhinitis includes antihistamines (as chlorpheniramine, loratadine,
cetrizine, and fexofenadine), H1 receptor antagonists (as axelastine) and corticosteroids (as beclometasone and budesonide).
• The first choice treatment for children is cromoglicate.
- Prepared by: Dr. Mohamed Abdel Rahman (pharmacist).
- Resources: - Clinical physiology and pharmacology,Farideh Javid and Janice McCurrie 2008.
- Copyrights: All rights are reserved for pharmacist development group 2009 - 2011.
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on 1/19/2011.
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