Allergic Rhino Flashcards
What is considered intermittent allergic rhintis
Affects pt < 4 days/week OR <4 weeks/yr
What is considered persistent allergic rhinitis
Affects pt >4 days/week AND >4 weeks/yr
Non-pharm allergy treatment
- allergen avoidance
- nasal saline irrigations
- adhesive nasal strips
Intranasal corticosteroids used for allergic rhinitis
- Beclothasone
- Budesonide
- Flunisolide
- Fluticasone
- Mometasone
- Triamcinolone
- Ciclesonide
Intranasal antihistamines used for allergic rhinitis
- Azelastine
- Olopatadine
Opthalmic antihistsamies used for allergic rhinitis
- Ketotifen
- Azelastine
- Olopatadine
- Alcaftdadine
- Emedastine
- Epinastine
Systemic antihistsamies used for allergic rhinitis
First gen:
- Chlorpheniramine
- Benadryl
Second gen:
- Cetirizine
- Levocetirizine
- Loratadine
- Desloratadine
- Fexofenadine
MOA of antihistamines (all) in allergic rhiitis
Competitively antag H1 receptors → prevent receptor activation
- intranasal more targeted and can be effective in pts who failed PO
- opthalmic for conjunctiviits
What allergic rhinitis s/s do opthalmic antihistamines treat?
- X
- X
- X
- X
- Ocular s/s
Intranasal antihistamine onset in allergic rhinitis
15-30min
What allergic rhinitis s/s do intranasal antihistamines treat?
- Congestion
- Rhinorrhea
- Sneezing
- Nasal itching
- X
Systemic antihistamine onset in allergic rhinitis
take 1-2 hr prior to anticpated eposure
opthalmic antihistsamines AE
HA
Blurred vision
Burning/stinging of eyes
Discomfort
Bitter taste
Pharyngitis
intranasal antihistsamines AE
Less systemic AE than PO
Bitter taste
Nasal burning
Epistaxis
HA
Somnolence
What allergic rhinitis s/s do systemic antihistamines treat?
- X
- Rhinorrhea
- Sneezing
- Nasal itching
- Ocular s/s
systemic antihistsamines AE
Change in appetitie
GI discomfort
First gen: cross BBB →
- anticholinergic: urinary, retention drying, constipating
- sedating
- slowed GI motility
- narrow-angle glaucoma
Second gen: less likely to cross CNS but some can still be sedating (cetirizine and levocetirizine)
MOA of intranasal corticosteroids in allergic rhiitis
Suppress mediator, cytokine release and neutrophil recruitment → reduce inflammation
Reduce antigen-induced hyperresponsiveness of nasal mucosa