Hay fever sufferers prefer prescription medication, but use over-the ...
Hay fever sufferers prefer prescription
medication, but use over-the-counter relief
5 November 2015
Anyone suffering with seasonal allergies knows the (10 percent.) Immunotherapy is commonly called
local pharmacy carries shelves full of over-the-
allergy injection treatments, or allergy shots
counter medications to help manage symptoms.
Unfortunately, most seasonal allergy sufferers take "The combination of less frequent care by allergists
over-the counter (OTC) products rather than the and more frequent use of OTC medications has not
treatments they actually prefer - prescription
translated into patient satisfaction," said allergist
medications.
Bryan Martin, DO, ACAAI president-elect. "In
general, patients who see an allergist and who are
A new study presented at the American College of on prescription medication are more satisfied with
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual their allergy treatment."
Scientific Meeting, shows that many seasonal
allergy sufferers don't seek the proper treatment or More information: Abstract Title: Majority of
medication for symptoms, and those who take
Patients With Seasonal Allergies Use Non-
OTC medication aren't satisfied with the results prescription Medications but are More Satisfied with
they get.
Prescription Treatments
The study authors interviewed 501 children ages 12-17 and 500 adults, all of whom had seasonal allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever. Of those surveyed, most reported moderate (45 percent) to severe (38 percent) symptoms in the spring and moderate (60 percent) to severe (21 percent) symptoms in the fall. Of the adults surveyed, 62 percent said they generally managed seasonal allergies with OTC oral medications.
Provided by American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
"Even though the majority of adults and children we surveyed said they took OTC oral medications for allergies, only one third were very or extremely satisfied with the treatment," said allergist and study author Eli Meltzer, MD, ACAAI fellow. "In contrast, we found that about 50 percent of adults and children surveyed were very or extremely satisfied with prescription treatment, but the majority of those sufferers aren't necessarily obtaining prescriptions. Health plans tend to encourage patients to seek OTC medications first, which can delay allergist involvement."
The survey found children were significantly more likely than adults to be getting care from an allergist - 24 percent for children vs. 14 percent for adults. Children were also more likely to be receiving immunotherapy (14 percent) than adults
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