Allergic Rhinitis

Seasonal allergic rhinitis allergens
- tree pollens cause spring symptoms
- grass pollens cause late spring/early summer symptoms
- weed pollens cause late summer/early fall symptoms
Perennial allergic rhinitis allergens
- mold spores are present year round
- house dust mite fecal proteins cause symptoms year round
- animal dander cause symptoms year round
- cockroaches cause symptoms year round
Risk factors for allergic rhinitis
- family history of atopy
- higher socioeconomic classes
- higher serum IgE levels (>100IU/mL) before age 6
- positive allergy skin prick test
Most common causes of drug-induced rhinitis
- ACE inhibitors
- a-receptors antagonists
- phosphodiesterase-5 selective inhibitors
Second Gen antihistamines
- acrivastine/PSE
- cetirizine
- levocetirizine
- fexofenadine
- loratadine
- desloratadine
First Gen antihistamines
- brompheniramine
- chlorpheniramine
- carbinoxamine
- clemastine
- cyprohetadine
- duphenhydramine
- promethazine
- pyrilamine
Intranasal antihistamines

azelestine
opthalmic antihistamines
- azazoline/naphazoline
- azelastine
- emedastine
- epinastine
- ketotifen
- levocabstine
- olopatadine

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Allergic Rhinitis

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Allergis Rhinitis IP-3

Updated

2011-02-25T05:45:03Z

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