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Management of hay fever in the pharmacy

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Management of hay fever in the pharmacy THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL (VOL 270) 29 March 2003 443 FEATURES Dr Mason is a pharmacist and freelance pharmaceutical journalist based in Sydenham, South London CNRI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY MANAGEMENT OF HAY FEVER IN THE PHARMACY By Pamela Mason, PhD, MRPharmS Changes in climate have resulted in the hay fever season starting earlier and ending later. In this article, the author reminds pharmacists of the causes, symptoms and management of hay fever H ay fever, also known as seasonal or intermittent allergic rhinitis, is one type of allergic rhinitis in which symptoms occur during specific seasons, principally from March through to September. Perennial or persistent allergic rhinitis produces symptoms that occur throughout the year. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is caused by airborne plant pollens such as: Tree pollens (eg, birch, which affects 25 per cent of hay fever sufferers, and also alder, hazel and horse chestnut), which appear in March and last through to May Grass pollens (to which 90 per cent of hay fever sufferers are allergic), which appear in May and last through to July Fungal spores, which appear slightly later and persist through to September These dates are about a week earlier in the south of England and one to two weeks later in Scotland. Perennial allergic rhinitis is caused by continual exposure to many different types of allergen, including those from house dust mites, moulds and house pets. Allergic rhinitis is a widespread condition, affecting 10 to 25 per cent of the United Kingdoms population. Approximately two-thirds of sufferers develop symptoms before the age of 30, but the condition can occur at any age. However, the prevalence of allergic rhinitis is low in children under five years of age, and children under 12 months are rarely affected because it takes about two years of exposure to allergens to develop the condition. Prevalence is highest in the teenage years through to the fourth decade of life ...

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