Comparison of leukotriene receptor antagonists and anti-histamines as an add-on therapy in patients with asthma complicated by allergic rhinitis

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-14

  Nishimura, Munetsugu ^a   Koga, Takeharu ^a   Kamimura, Tomoko ^a   Sato, Rumi ^a   Natori, Hiroki ^b   Matsuo, Kazuhiko ^b   Aizawa, Hisamichi ^b  

^a Asakura Medical Association Hospital   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Add on therapy; Allergic rhinitis; Anti histamine; Asthma; Leukotriene receptor antagonist

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZELASTINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; EBASTINE; EMEDASTINE; EPINASTINE; FEXOFENADINE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LORATADINE; MEQUITAZINE; MONTELUKAST; OLOPATADINE; PRANLUKAST; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINORRHEA; SLEEP DISORDER; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80055077347     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: 18812090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.58.9     Document Type: Article

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