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ArticlePostepy dermatologii i alergologii2016

The role and choice criteria of antihistamines in allergy management - expert opinion.

Piotr Kuna, Dariusz Jurkiewicz, Magdalena M Czarnecka-Operacz, Rafał Pawliczak, Jarosław Woroń, Marcin Moniuszko, Andrzej Emeryk

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Article in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Piotr KunaDivision of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Barlicki University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Dariusz JurkiewiczDepartment of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
Magdalena M Czarnecka-OperaczDepartment and Division of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Rafał PawliczakDepartment of Immunopathology, Division of Allergology, Immunopathology and Dermatology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Postgraduate Training, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Jarosław WorońDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical College Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
Marcin MoniuszkoDepartment of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland; Department of Regenerative Medicine and Immune Regulation, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Andrzej EmerykDepartment of Lung Diseases and Rheumatology, 2 Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergic diseases are the most common chronic conditions lasting throughout the patient's life. They not only cause significant deterioration in the quality of life of patients but also lead to significant absenteeism and reduced productivity, resulting in very high costs for society. Effective and safe treatment of allergic diseases is therefore one of the main challenges for public health and should be carried out by all the specialists in family medicine, internists and paediatricians in collaboration with allergists, otorhinolaryngologists and dermatologists. Antihistamines are most commonly used in the treatment of allergies. Several dozen drugs are available on the pharmaceutical market, and their generic forms are advertised widely as very effective drugs for the treatment of allergic diseases. What is the truth? What are the data from clinical trials and observational studies? Are all drugs equally effective and safe for the patient? According to a panel of experts representing various fields of medicine, inappropriate treatment of allergies can be very risky for patients, and seemingly equally acting medications may differ greatly. Therefore, a panel of experts gathered the latest data from the entire scientific literature and analysed the latest standards and recommendations prepared by scientific societies. This paper provides a summary of these studies and highlights the importance for the patient of the proper choice of drug to treat his allergies.

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allergic rhinitisallergyantihistaminesbilastinurticaria

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PMID28035215
PMCPMC5183790

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