Special considerations in treatment of allergic rhinitis in the elderly: Role of intranasal corticosteroids

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-184

  Slavin, Raymond G ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Allergens; Diagnosis; Drug therapy; Elderly; Histamine H1 antagonist; Nasal obstruction; Perennial allergic rhinitis; Seasonal allergic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZELASTINE; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DESLORATADINE; FEXOFENADINE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PLACEBO;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANXIETY; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MEDLINE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NASAL LAVAGE; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE MUCOSA; REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL DISORDER; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 77953733347     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3342     Document Type: Review

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