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Are there any prescription treatments for allergic rhinitis?

Prescription antihistamines relieve symptoms of sneezing, runny nose, and watery and itchy eyes. They can cause less drowsiness than over-the-counter antihistamines. Examples include Allegra (brand name for fexofenadine), Claritin (loratidine), and Zyrtec (cetirazine). Allegra and Claritin are also available in combination with a decongestant, pseudoephedrine. These products are marketed as Allegra-D and Claritin-D. Antihistamines in the form of a nasal spray such as Astelin (azelastine) relieve symptoms of runny, itchy, stuffy nose and sneezing

Other prescription medicines used for allergic rhinitis include corticosteroid nasal sprays. These can be effective in preventing all of your allergy symptoms. Steroid nasal sprays on the market include the Beconase, Beconase AQ, Vancenase, and Vancenase AQ (all brand names for beclomethasone). Other steroid nasal sprays are Rhinocort (budesonide), Nasalide (flunisolide), Flonase (fluticasone), and Nasacort or Nasacort AQ (both brand names for triamcinolone).

Atrovent (ipratropium) is an anticholinergic nasal spray that stops a runny nose. It is not effective for a stuffy nose.

Reference: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book. William Morrow & Co., 1996.

This answer prepared 7/15/99.

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