title: Pharmacotherapy of allergic disease.
abstract: In 1987 the clinician has available to him a wide range of pharmacologic agents with which to treat allergic disease. These drugs used alone or in combination may eliminate or significantly modify allergic symptoms in any organ system. The appropriate use of several drugs in combination can alleviate the need to accept partial resolution of symptoms. However, due to the complexity of some of these agents and the possibility of drug interactions and associated side effects a thorough understanding of their use and pharmacology is needed.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000188:drug therapy; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007223:Infant; D007665:Ketotifen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000188:drug therapy; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000188:drug therapy; D013806:Theophylline / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D013806:Theophylline; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium; D007665:Ketotifen