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Article: Treating a runny nose. (Children in Hospitals ...).(Brief Article)
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- Pediatrics for Parents
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- April 1, 2002
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Many children with allergic rhinitis (a runny nose due to allergies) are treated with antihistamines, oral decongestants, or even steroid sprays. All these drugs have problems--affects on growth, increased risk of infection, drowsiness or impaired cognitive development.
Cromolyn sodium, a medicine first approved for treating asthma in 1973 and for allergic rhinitis in 1983, has fallen from favor in treating asthma. Other, new drugs, are more effective with fewer side effects.
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