How Does Allergy Medication Work?

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Drugs to Treat Allergy Symptoms More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Deb Patterson | permalink
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WebMD provides a comprehensive overview of drugs used to treat and prevent allergic reactions.
Tags: Medications,drugs,Allergy,allergies,Treatment, medicine, symptom, antihistamine, Benadryl, Claritin, Chlor-Trimeton, Dimetane, Zyrtec, Tavist, allegra, decongestant, Zytec-D, Sudafed, Neo-Synephrine, Afrin, steroids, Beconase, Flonase, Nasocort, Nasonex, Rhinocort, Bronchodilators, asthma, Mast cell stabilizers, Leukotriene modifiers, singulair, accolate, zyflo, allergy shots, immunotherapy

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/allergy-medications ^[1]

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Blocking Allergy Symptoms: How Pretreatment Works More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Mary Spicer | permalink
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Tackle allergies before they start, and you could be breathing a lot easier.
Tags: allergy symptoms, allergy pretreatment, antihistamines, steroids, allergy treatment, allergic sinusitis, environmental control, allergy shots

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/pretreatment ^[2]

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Allergy Drugs: Prescription and OTC Medications - RxList.com More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Arjan Kauffman | permalink
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Learn about allergy drugs used to treat allergy conditions and symptoms. Types of allergy drugs, side effects, and drug interactions.

For further reading: http://www.rxlist.com/allergy_medications/drugs-condition.htm ^[3]

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Allergy Medications: Which Drugs Treat Which Symptoms More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Johnny Moss | permalink
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Seasonal allergies can be treated with OTC medicines, prescription drugs and natural remedies. Learn which medications address which symptoms.

For further reading: http://www.livescience.com/45335-allergy-medications.html ^[4]

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Allergy Medication - HowStuffWorks More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Lynda Sudlow | permalink
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Allergy medication can help manage and treat allergies. Learn more about allergy medication from Discovery Health.
Tags: allergy medication, allergy medications, allergies

For further reading: http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/allergies/allergy-treatments/allergy-medication.htm ^[5]

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How Long Does It Take for an Allergy Medicine to Work? | LIVESTRONG.COM More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by De Courbelle | permalink
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Allergies are a reaction of the immune system to harmless substances. Allergies may cause nasal symptoms, hives, asthma or even anaphylaxis, a severe form of allergy that may be fatal. Most mild allergies can be controlled with simple, symptomatic treatments. The most important form of treatment, however, is for individuals to avoid the various...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/543291-how-long-does-it-take-for-an-allergy-medicine-to-work/ ^[6]

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Best Drugs to Treat Seasonal Allergies - Consumer Reports More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by orcasmatron | permalink
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Consumer Reports evaluates Antihistamine Drugs used to Treat Seasonal Allergies.

For further reading: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2013/07/treating-allergies-with-antihistamines/ ^[7]

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References & Citations

1. http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/allergy-medications

2. http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/pretreatment

3. http://www.rxlist.com/allergy_medications/drugs-condition.htm

4. http://www.livescience.com/45335-allergy-medications.html

5. http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/allergies/allergy-treatments/allergy-medication.htm

6. http://www.livestrong.com/article/543291-how-long-does-it-take-for-an-allergy-medicine-to-work/

7. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2013/07/treating-allergies-with-antihistamines/