Management of Allergic Rhinitis Symptoms in the Pharmacy: Pocket Guide. Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma: A Pocket Guide for Pharmacists

Pocket guide. — WHO, 2003. — 14 р. Язык: английский.This document is a guide. It is not intended to be a mandatory standard of care document for individual countries. It is provided as a basis for pharmacists and their staff to develop relevant local standards of care for their patients.Contents
Introduction
Recognising Allergic Rhinitis in the Pharmacy
Recognising allergic rhinitis
Differentiating allergy from other causes including infection
Assessing the severity of allergic rhinitis
Management by pharmacists or referral to physician
Asthma co-morbidity
Conjunctivitis
Management of Allergic Rhinitis
Environmental control
Options for pharmacological treatment of allergic rhinitis
Allergen-specific immunotherapy (vaccination)
Alternative therapies
A pharmacy protocol for treating allergic rhinitis
Management of Ocular Symptoms
The Management of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma
Conclusion
References