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Allergy and Asthma Information

You can find more information about allergy and asthma medications at the end of this page. Another useful resource is the Ask the Expert section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology website.

You can also visit Pubmed to search the medical literature.

+ Air Cleaners

Review of air cleaners - Better Homes and Gardens

+ Allergic Fungal Sinusitis

Emedicine

+ Allergic Rhinitis

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Using a neti pot (video)

Recipe for a saline sinus rinse

+ Allergy Shots (Allergen Immunotherapy)

What are allergy shots?

**Practice Parameters

+ Allergy Testing

What is allergy skin testing?

+ Alternative Medicine

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

+ Anaphylaxis

National Institutes of Health

+ Angioedema (Swelling)

Emedicine

+ Asthma

National Institutes of Health

How to use an inhaler with a spacer - Medline Plus

How to use an inhaler with a spacer and face mask - Johns Hopkins Medicine

How to use Arnuity, Breo, and Trelegy Ellipta

How to use a nebulizer - WebMD

+ Contact Dermatitis

Mayo Clinic

NAC 80 patch test panel

+ Drug Allergy

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

+ Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)

National Institutes of Health

National Eczema Association

+ Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Emedicine

+ Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis

Info from Medscape

+ Food Allergies

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE)

[Medscape32

Video Demonstration of Epi-Pen

Handout from FARE listing foods to avoid

+ GERD (Reflux)

NIDDK

+ Hives ( Urticaria)

Medline Plus

Emedicine - Acute Urticaria

Emedicine - Chronic Urticaria

+ Immunodeficiency

Common Variable Immunodeficiency - Immune Deficiency Foundation

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (Pneumovax)- Cleveland Clinic

Info about Prevnar 20

+ Insect Allergy

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Practice Parameters

+ Mold exposure

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

+ Nasal Polyps

Mayo Clinic

+ Nasal Septal Deviation

Septoplasty info from Mayo Clinic

+ NSAID sensitivity

Info from US Pharmacist

+ Oral Allergy Syndrome

Good info from Wikipedia

+ Sinusitis

Chronic sinusitis - Emedicine

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

+ Sulfite Sensitivity

Info from the University of Florida

Drug Information

+ Oral Antihistamines

desloratadine

diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

fexofenadine (Allegra)

loratadine (Claritin, Alavert)

levocetirizine (Xyzal)

cetirizine (Zyrtec)

+ Nasal Antihistamine Sprays

azelastine

olopatadine

Dymista (azelastine and fluticasone)

Ryaltris (olopatadine and mometasone)

+ Nasal steroid sprays

fluticasone (Flonase)

Flonase Sensimist

Nasacort (triamcinolone)

Nasonex (mometasone)

Omnaris

Qnasl

Rhinocort (budesonide)

+ Antihistamine Eyedrops

ketotifen (OTC Alaway and Zaditor)

olopatadine

Pataday

+ Leukotriene Antagonist

montelukast (Singulair)

+ Asthma Inhalers - steroid

Alvesco

Arnuity Ellipta

Asmanex

Flovent (fluticasone)

Pulmicort Flexhaler

QVAR

+ Asthma Inhalers - combination steroid and long-acting bronchodilator

Advair Diskus and Advair HFA

AirDuo

Breo Ellipta

Dulera

Symbicort

Trelegy

+ Asthma Inhalers - rescue (albuterol)

Airsupra

albuterol

levalbuterol HFA

Proair

+ Epinephrine (Adrenaline)

Auvi-Q

Epinephrine injection, USP auto-injector

EpiPen and EpiPen, Jr.

Neffy

+ Oral Steroids

methylprednisolone (Medrol dose pack)

prednisolone (Orapred, Prelone)

prednisone

+ Topical Steroids

triamcinolone

+ Biologics

Dupixent

Fasenra

Nucala

Tezspire

Xolair

+ Other

cyclosporine

doxepin

Elidel

Eucrisa

Opzelura

Protopic

sulfasalazine