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Allergy  & Cold Medications

Antihistamines/ Decongestants: Actifed (triprolidine 2.5 mg/ pseudoephedrine 60 mg) tid ChlorTrimeton (chlorpheniramine 4, 8, 12 mg) 4 mg tid or 8-12 mg bid Deconamine SR/ Novafed-A (chlorpheniramine 8 mg/ pseudoephedrine 120 mg) Drixoral (dexbrompheniramine 6 mg/ pseudoephedrine 120 mg) Entex-LA (phenylpropanolamine 75 mg/ guaifenesin 400 mg) PBZ (tripelennamine 50 mg) q6h Rondec-TR (carbinoxamine 8 mg/ pseudoephedrine 120 mg) bid Semprex-D (acrivastine 8 mg/ pseudoephedrine 60 mg) Trinalin (azatadine 1 mg/ pseudoephedrine 120 mg) Dimetapp (brompheniramine 12 mg/ phenylpropanolamine 75 mg) - - discontinued ! Ornade span cap (chlorpheniramine 12 mg/ phenylpropanolamine 75 mg)- - discontinued ! Tavist-D (clemastine 1.34 mg/ phenylpropanolamine 75 mg) - - discontinued !

Antihistamines: Allegra (fexofenadine 60 mg cap bid or 180 mg tab 1/day) Allegra-d (fexofenadine 60 mg + pseudophedrine 120 mg 1 tab bid ) Atarax (hydroxyzine 10, 25, 50 mg) Benedryl (diphenyhydramine 25, 50 mg) tid Claritin (loratadine 10 mg) 1/day Claritin-D (loratadine 5 mg/ pseudoephdrine 120 mg) bid Optimine (azatadine 1 mg) Zyrtec (cetirizine 5, 10 mg) 1 tab/day Zyrtec-D 12 Hour (Cetirizine 5 mg + Pseudoephedrine 120 mg) Hismanal (astemizole 10 mg) 1/day - discontinued ! Seldane (terfenadine 60 mg) bid - discontinued !

Nasal Spray Medications: Atrovent (Ipratropium) 0.03,  0.06% 2 sprays 2-4x/day Astelin (azelastine) 2 sprays bid Cromolyn (Nasalcrom) 1 spray 3-4x/d Beconase/Vancenase (beclomethasone) 1-2 spray 2-4x/day Beconase AQ /Vancenase AQ 1 spray 2x/day Flonase (fluticasone) 1 spray bid /day Nasalcrom (cromoglycate) 1 spray qid Nasalide (flunisolide) 2 sprays 2-3x/day Nasarel® (Flunisolide) (same ingredient as Nasalide®) 2 sprays/nostril 2-3x/d  Max: 8 sprays/nostril/day Nasacort (triamcinolone acetonide) 2 sprays/day Nasonex (Mometasone) 2 nasal sprays/day Rhinocort (budesonide) 2 sprays bid or 4 sprays 1x/day

2006