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Article: Antihistamine Nasal Spray Is Option in Nonallergic Rhinitis.(Brief Article)
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- Family Practice News
- Article date:
- March 15, 2001
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SEATTLE -- The approval of intranasal azelastine spray by the Food and Drug Administration offers patients with perennial nonallergic rhinitis an effective alternative to intranasal steroids, according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
Two squirts twice a day of intranasal azelastine spray significantly reduced sneezes, postnasal drip, nasal congestion, and rhinorrhea in patients with perennial nonallergic rhinitis, according to the two placebo-controlled trials, which were included in information submitted to the FDA.
Azelastine HC1 metered spray, marketed as Astelin by Wallace ...