Allergy Drug Information (cont.)
Jim Morelli, MS, RPh
Jim Morelli holds a B.S. from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health in Boston and an M.S. in civil engineering from Tufts University. He is registered as a pharmacist in the state of Georgia.
Louise Chang, MD
Dr. Chang completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University and attended medical school at New York Medical College. She completed her internal medicine residency at Saint Vincent's Hospital in New York City, where she also served as a chief resident from 2001-2002. Dr. Chang is board-certified in internal medicine.
In this Article
- Allergy medications overview
- For what conditions are allergy medications used?
- What are the differences in the types of allergy medications?
- What are the side effects of allergy medications?
- What are the drug interactions for allergy medications?
- What if medications aren't enough to improve symptoms?
- What are some warnings/precautions with allergy medications?
- Examples of allergy medications
Examples of Allergy Medications:
Older (first-generation) antihistamines:
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
- Chlorpheniramine
- Brompheniramine
- Carbinoxamine (Palgic)
- Clemastine (Tavist Allergy)
- Cyprohepatdine
- Hydroxyzine (Vistaril)
Newer (second-generation) antihistamines:
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec)
- Desloratadine (Clarinex)
- Fexofenadine (Allegra)
- Loratadine (Claritin)
- Levocetirizine (Xyzal)
Antihistamine nasal sprays:
Antihistamine/decongestant combination
- Acrivastine (Semprex-D)
- Zyrtec-D
- Allegra-D
- Claritin-D
Eyedrops:
- Azelastine (Optivar)
- Emadastine (Emadine)
- Naphazoline/pheniramine (Naphcon-A, Opcon-A, Visine-A)
- Epinastine (Elestat)
- Ketotifen (Zaditor, Alaway)
- Olopatadine (Patanol, Pataday)
- Loteprednol (Alrex, Lotemax)
- Naphazoline (AK-Con, Casocon, Albalan)
- Cromolyn (Crolom)
- Lodoxamine (Alomide)
- Nedocromil (Alocril)
- Pemirolast (Alamast)
- Ketorolac (Acular)
Nasal corticosteroids:
- Budesonide (Rhinocort Aqua)
- Ciclesonide (Omnaris)
- Flunisolide
- Fluticasone furoate (Veramyst)
- Fluticasone propionate (Flonase)
- Mometasone furoate (Nasonex)
- Triamcinolone acetonide (Nasacort AQ)
- Beclomethasone dipropionate (Beconase AQ)
Mast cell stabilizers:
- Cromolyn sodium (Nasalcrom nasal spray)
Leukotriene drugs used for allergies:
- Montelukast (Singulair)
Nasal anticholinergics:
- Ipratropium bromide (Atrovent nasal spray)
Decongestants (Nasal):
- Oxymetazoline (Afrin)
Decongestants (Oral):
- Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)
- Phenylephrine
Topical steroids for skin allergy:
- Aclometasone
- Fluocinolone
- fluocinonide (Lidex, Vanos)
- Hydrocortisone
- triamcinolone (Allernaze, Aristospan 5 mg, Aristospan Injection 20 mg, Kenalog 10 Injection, Nasacort AQ)
- desonide (DesOwen)
- flurandrenolide (Cordran Lotion, Cordran Tape)
- fluticasone (Advair Diskus, Advair HFA, Cutivate Cream, Cutivate Lotion, Cutivate Ointment)
- mometasone (Asmanex Twisthaler, Elocon Ointment, Elocon, Nasonex, Elocon Lotion)
- prednicarbate (Dermatop Ointment, Dermatop Emollient Cream)
- Amcinonide
- betamethasone valerate (Luxiq, Cultivate Cream)
- desoximetasone (Topicort)
- diflorasone (Psorcon E Emollient Cream)
- halcononide (Halog Cream, Halog-E Cream)
- betamethasone dipropionate (Halog Ointment)
- clobetasol propionate (Halog Solution)
- halobetasol propionate (Ultravate Cream, Ultravate Ointment, Cortaid)
Immunomodulators for skin allergy:
SOURCES:
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (www.aaaai.org)
WebMD (www.WebMD.com)
Kaiser Permanente Drug Encyclopedia (www.kaiserpermanente.org)
Nurse Review (www.nursereview.org)
Last Editorial Review: 7/14/2009
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