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Some Drugs Used to Treat Allergies: Available Forms

Some Drugs Used to Treat Allergies: Available Forms

Form	Antihistamines	Mast Cell Stabilizers	Corticosteroids
Inhaler or nebulizer	—	Cromolyn*	Various drugs used to treat asthma Corticosteroids Drugs allow most people with asthma to lead relatively normal lives. Most of the drugs used to treat an asthma attack can be used (often in lower doses) to prevent attacks. (See also Asthma... read more , such as Beclomethasone Budesonide Fluticasone Triamcinolone
Nasal spray	Azelastine Olopatadine	Azelastine Cromolyn Olopatadine	Beclometasone Budesonide Fluticasone Mometasone Triamcinolone
Eye drops	Azelastine Emedastine Ketotifen Levocabastine Olopatadine Pemirolast	Azelastine Cromolyn* Ketotifen Lodoxamide Nedocromil* Olopatadine Pemirolast	Dexamethasone Fluorometholone Loteprednol Medrysone Prednisolone Rimexolone
Lotions, ointments, or creams	—	—	Various preparations used to treat skin disorders Anti-inflammatory agents Topical drugs (drugs applied directly to the skin) are a mainstay of treating skin disorders. Systemic drugs are taken by mouth or given by injection and are distributed throughout the body... read more (such as atopic dermatitis), including Betamethasone Clobetasol Fluocinonide Flurandrenolide Hydrocortisone Triamcinolone
Tablets, capsules, or liquid solutions to be taken by mouth (oral)	Acrivastine plus pseudoephedrine (a decongestant)* Azatadine* Brompheniramine Cetirizine Chlorpheniramine Clemastine Cyproheptadine* Desloratadine Dexchlorpheniramine* Diphenhydramine Fexofenadine Hydroxyzine* Levocetirizine* Loratadine Promethazine*	Cromolyn*	Budesonide Dexamethasone Methylprednisolone Prednisolone Prednisone
* Available by prescription only.