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Pediatric Allergic Rhinitis:
Antihistamine Selection
Introduction
As the most common of mediated inflammation of the are not serious and do not endan- Allergic Rhinitis
and Children
19 years.5,8 As with adults, the im-pact of AR in children extends be-yond the immediate symptomsand has a profound effect on chil-dren’s QoL, the extent of which Allergy/Asthma Associates, Mission Viejo, California.
the severity of disease.9 Trouble-some, repeated nose blowing, fa- This paper was supported by an educational grant from Aventis Pharmaceuticals.
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Older-Generation
Antihistamines
A n t i h i s t a m i n e s a n d A l l e r g i c R h i n i t i s cost, availability, and advertisingplay a significant role in deter- mining which antihistamine achild receives.
MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED DAILY DOSES FOR AVAILABLE
SECOND-GENERATION ANTIHISTAMINES FOR CHILDREN WITH SAR
Newer-Generation
Antihistamines
Loratadine rapidly disintegrating tablets avoiding the adverse events (AEs)obser ved with older agents. Al-though these agents are credited Cetirizine (Zyrtec®) tablets (5 mg, 10 mg) Cetirizine (Zyrtec®) syrup (5 mL [2.5mg]) gous. Therefore, each agentshould be judged separately interms of relative efficacy and 60 mg (30 mg BID) (children 6–11 yrof age) safety. To date, three oral newer-generation antihistamines areavailable for use in children in the gra® [Aventis Pharm.], indicatedfor use in children aged 6 yearsand older), loratadine (Claritin®[Schering-Plough], 2 years orolder) and cetirizine (Zyrtec® Clinical Efficacy and
Safety of Newer-
Generation
Antihistamines in
Children
rated ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ in 82% A n t i h i s t a m i n e s a n d A l l e r g i c R h i n i t i s A n t i h i s t a m i n e s a n d A l l e r g i c R h i n i t i s Conclusions
with trials of these antihistamines.
a fast onset of action is desirable.
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