A placebo controlled study comparing the efficacy of intranasal azelastine and beclomethasone in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 254, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 236-241

  Newson Smith, G ^a   Powell, M ^a   Baehre, M ^b   Garnham, S P ^c   MacMahon, M T ^c  

^a ASTA Medica AG ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ASTA MEDICA AG   (Germany)

^c Chiltern International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azelastine; Beclomethasone; Clinical studies; Intranasal medications; Seasonal allergic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AZELASTINE; BECLOMETASONE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPISTAXIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NOSE IRRITATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; BECLOMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHTHALAZINES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031008285     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00874095     Document Type: Article

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