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Rhinitis: Treatments
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A wide variety of etiologies are involved in nonallergic rhinitis. Therefore, treatment options should not be implemented randomly. Instead, they should be primarily aimed at resolving the underlying causative physiology. It is ... valuable to distinguish between allergic and nonallergic rhinitis before a treatment method is chosen.
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Treatment for children who have allergic rhinitis is much the same as for adults who have allergies. Treating children with medicine may be more difficult because of the possible side effects. Some medicines ... may not be approved to treat children.
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Schering-Plough/Merck Pharmaceuticals is seeking U.S. marketing approval of loratadine/montelukast for treatment of allergic rhinitis symptoms in patients who want relief from nasal congestion. If approved the medicine would be marketed as a prescription treatment by Schering-Plough/Merck Pharmaceuticals, a joint venture between Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) and Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK).
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If your symptoms match these ones you might be suffering from vasomotor rhinitis (induced post nasal drip). See your physician, preferably an otolaryngologist, for diagnosis and treatment options. Note that decongestants are not a good treatment option for vasomotor rhinitis.
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"Side effects such as drowsiness and sedation can be key issues forallergic rhinitis patients, especially during the day," said Anthony Frew,professor of allergy and respiratory medicine at Brighton & Sussex MedicalSchool. "Side effect data should always be considered when determining theappropriate treatment for patients."
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Traditional oral antihistamines have no established beneficial effect in patients with vasomotor rhinitis and may be associated with sedation. Newer, less-sedating antihistamines ... have no proven effectiveness for vasomotor rhinitis, and their administration delays proper treatment while incurring significant cost and burden to the health care system.
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