Severity and treatment need

Allergic rhinitis is underestimated and undertreated

74% of perennial allergic rhinitis sufferers have moderate to severe symptoms (n=392).¹

2 in 3 patients are still uncontrolled, despite having multiple treatments.²

13% of these uncontrolled patients have visited their doctor 5 or more times in the previous year, due to their allergic rhinitis.²

PHARMACOTHERAPY EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUAL RHINITIS SYMPTOMS

	Sneezing	Rhinorrhea	Nasal obstruction	Nasal itch	Eye symptoms
H1-antihistamines
Oral	++	++	+	+++	++
Intranasal	++	++	+	++	0
Eye drops	0	0	0	0	+++
Corticosteroids
Intranasal	+++	+++	++	++	++
Chromones
Intranasal	+	+	+	+	0
Eye drops	0	0	0	0	++
Decongestants
Intranasal	0	0	++++	0	0
Oral	0	0	+	0	0
Anti-cholinergics	0	++	0	0	0
Anti-leukotrienes	0	+	++	0	++
Intranasal steroids and intranasal antihistamine (Dymista^®)	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++

Adapted from Scadding GK, et al. 2017.³

References

Canonica GW, et al. A survey of the burden of allergic rhinitis in Europe. Allergy 2007; 62(Suppl. 85): 17-25.
Klimek L, et al. Effectiveness of MP29-02 for the treatment of allergic rhinitis in real-life: results from a noninterventional study. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2015; 36(1): 40-47.
Scadding GK, et al. BSACI guideline for the diagnosis and management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis (Revised Edition 2017; First edition 2007). Clin Exp Allergy 2017; 47(7): 856-889.

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