RT Book, Section
A1 Borja-Hart, Nancy
A1 Whalen, Karen
A2 Sutton, S. Scott
SR Print(0)
ID 7256275
T1 Chapter 64. Allergic Rhinitis
T2 McGraw-Hill's NAPLEX® Review Guide
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-175562-7
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7256275
RD 2024/04/19
AB Allergic  rhinitis  is  a  chronic  inflammatory  disease  of  the  upper  airways.1-4  It  is  characterized  by  one  or  more  of  the  following  symptoms:  nasal  congestion,  rhinorrhea,  sneezing,  and  itching.  This  disease  affects  10%  to  30%  of  all  adults  and  up  to  40%  of  children.2  In  the  United  States,  allergic  rhinitis  affects  nearly  50  million  people.  Allergic  rhinitis  can  significantly  impact  quality  of  life.  Subjects  who  suffer  from  this  disorder  complain  of  missed  work  and  schooldays  and  sleep  disturbance.