Most Popular Allergy Tablets

In appearance, healthy people in a purse or case carry tablets from allergies - a disease accompanying technical progress. Usually this ailment arises because of the high sensitivity of the body to any drugs, plants, animal hair, food. It is accompanied by various symptoms, such as: a runny nose, a rash on the face, an itch in the underarm area, redness on the skin and much more.

Before taking medicines against allergies, you need to exclude from the diet those foods that have allergenic properties: citrus fruits, coffee, sweets, wheat bread, milk chicken eggs. It is not advisable to eat red fruits and vegetables. Do not take pets, often do wet cleaning and take a shower, wash clothes. If the allergy has arisen on flowering plants, you should reduce your stay in the street, in potentially dangerous places.

All non-pharmacological measures are good only because no drugs enter the body. But the allergic reaction is so strong that it can directly threaten health and even life. In such cases, you can not do without pharmaceuticals. With them, it is more effective to save yourself from allergies. Tablets do not treat the disease itself, but help cope with its symptoms.

Drugs are divided into three main types: antihistamines, cromones and corticosteroid hormones. The most common tablets from the antihistamine group allergy are Suprastin - the first generation drug. Assign it 1 tablet 2-4 times a day, it is allowed to use it for children from 1 month old.

All antihistamines, especially the first generation, have side effects, such as drowsiness, decreased efficiency, slower response, less attention. They should be taken with caution to people whose professional activity requires increased attention and concentration. Nevertheless, tablets from an allergy antihistamine group - the most commonly used group, because quickly remove the manifestations of intolerance to allergens of different species. Antihistamines include Telfast, Zirtek, Kestin, Gismanal, Erius and others.

Antihistamines of the second generation are less burdened by side effects. Leading by the number of appointments Claritin, he is rightly called the number one in the treatment of allergies. The undoubted advantage of the drug is its ability to solve allergy problems in a complex way. In addition to the blocking effect, Claritin has therapeutic capabilities in the treatment of a number of concomitant factors. It removes the edema and narrows the vessels of the nasal mucosa, prevents the spasm of the bronchi. This allows you not to prescribe additional drugs. Claritin is popular because the effect of removing allergic symptoms manifests itself quickly. Already after half an hour after using the drug, patients feel stable relief, which persists throughout the day. The efficacy and comparative safety of this drug made it popular in pediatrics, for the treatment of allergies in young patients.

Cromones are used as preventive, anti-inflammatory drugs. They are recommended to take 15 minutes before possible contact with the allergen. During the period of flowering plants, preparations of the group of cromons should be drunk before going out. The dose and duration of the medication is determined by the doctor strictly individually.

Corticosteroid hormones are the most controversial ointments and allergy pills. This group includes natural natural hormones - Hydrocortisone and Cortisone, as well as their synthetic analogues, such as Prednisone, Prednizalon, Triamcinolone, Dexamethasone. Such drugs are prescribed only in severe cases, when the allergy accompanies fungal and bacterial diseases.