Allergic rhinitis can be treated with medications such as anti-allergy medications, glucocorticoid medications, nasal decongestants, and other medications under a doctor’s supervision.
Anti-allergic drugs: including antihistamines and leukotriene receptor antagonists. This class of drugs is suitable for allergic rhinitis. Antihistamines can quickly relieve nasal itching, sneezing and nasal hypersecretion. Commonly used medications include oral medications such as cetirizine and loratadine, as well as fast-acting nasal sprays such as levocabastine nasal spray and azelastine nasal spray.
2. Glucocorticoid drugs: local application of glucocorticoid nasal spray, such as budesonide nasal spray, fluticasone propionate nasal spray. Some patients with obvious mucosal edema and severe nasal congestion can take short-term oral glucocorticosteroids, such as prednisone acetate, but it should be noted that tuberculosis, osteonecrosis of the femoral head, gastric ulcer and diabetes mellitus patients with poor glycemic control are prohibited.
3. Nasal decongestant: allergic rhinitis patients, nasal congestion is severe, but also local application of vasoconstrictors, such as 1% ephedrine solution or 0.05% hydroxymetazoline nasal drops, etc., note that the long-term use of such drugs can cause drug-induced rhinitis, generally no more than 7 days, children and pregnant women, hypertension and glaucoma patients are prohibited.
All of the above drug recommendations should be used under the guidance of a doctor, not blindly use their own medication to avoid other adverse consequences.