Get Informed: Allergies
1 in 14 Americans have Allergies
iGuard.org is currently monitoring more than 138,420 patients with Allergies from around the United States as shown on the heat map below. These figures suggest that roughly 21.4 million Americans have Allergies, with women being 4 times more likely to be affected than men.
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Medications used for Allergies
Drugs commonly taken by iGuard.org users for Allergies are listed below, together with the percentage of patients that take each drug.
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Commonly Used Medication Name* (Hover mouse over name to see medication class) |
% of Patients | Average Risk Rating | Generic |
| Zyrtec | 27 % |
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| Claritin | 15 % |
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YES |
| Singulair | 14 % |
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NO |
| Allegra | 12 % |
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YES |
| Benadryl | 11 % |
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YES |
| Allegra D | 7 % |
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NO |
| Mometasone Nasal | 6 % |
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NO |
| Flonase | < 5 % |
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YES |
| Clarinex | < 5 % |
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NO |
| Fluticasone | < 5 % |
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YES |
| Albuterol | < 5 % |
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YES |
| Astelin | < 5 % |
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PENDING |
| Nasacort | < 5 % |
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NO |
| Budesonide Nasal | < 5 % |
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NO |
| Pseudoephedrine | < 5 % |
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YES |
| Zyrtec-D | < 5 % |
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YES |
| Claritin-D | < 5 % |
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Yes |
| Vistaril | < 5 % |
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YES |
| Visine | < 5 % |
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YES |
| Vitamin C | < 5 % |
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OTC |
| Antivert | < 5 % |
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YES |
*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of iGuard.org users are listed.
**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.
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Patient Comments
about Allergies HERE
Allergies: Overview
Allergies are disorders of the immune system that result in the body reacting to normally harmless substances known as allergens. Although some people may develop life-threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) to particular foods or medicines, the most common allergies - such as hay fever (seasonal rhinitis) and contact dermatitis usually cause mild but often bothersome symptoms such as itchy eyes, runny nose and rashes.
Last Text Update: April 10, 2009 Last Data Update: July 3, 2009
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Question/Comment:
It really is necessary to include any medication allergies along with the list of medications one takes. Could there be a place on the medication wallet cards to include medication allergies??
marysrn@hotmail.com
71 year old female
Posted: 2009-04-28 14:25:48
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In your profile it asks for allergies. You just type in which ones you are allergic to and it prints on the wallet cards. Hope this helps.
36 year old female
Posted: 2009-06-10 16:51:32
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I have constant itching of eyelids and directly under eyes.........this causes swelling from rubbing to stop the itch......sometimes eyelids get scaly and dry........was wondering if certain vitamins could cause this condition......
70 year old female
Posted: 2009-04-27 12:42:00
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I have severe allergies and sensititivities to a lot of antibiotics as well as other medication. I would like to know what I can do to rid this problem from my body. It causes a major problem when trying to be treated by any physician.
59 year old female
60 year old female
Posted: 2009-01-13 20:47:06
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The first thing I would recommend is getting to a good doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies so you can have a good assessment. I see a Pulmonologist. You will likely get skin prick testing (not painful) and perhaps some blood work to assess your antibody levels, particularly you IgE level. This will help to determine more specifically what you are allergic to, how your immune system is doing, and how severe things are. You will probably also wind up doing a spirometry (lung function) test to check lung functioning and assess for asthma. Other tests such a lung x-ray may be called for. Once you have a better picture of what's going on, you can be given specific options for treatment. I would not recommend you try doing this on your own.
46 year old male
Posted: 2009-04-11 02:28:04
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Is there any medications or treatments for the nerve pain associated with sciatica? I have it really bad!
51 year old female
Posted: 2008-12-18 14:28:15
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I had back surgery and that helped me. That may be your best choice. The pain is so horrible. I am sorry you are going through that.
45 year old female
Posted: 2009-03-23 11:17:26
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Question/Comment:
I had out of the blue started suffering from a drip in my thoat for about two years, and I had an allery test done which told me I was allergic to my cats, and dog and some kind of tree. He put me on Rhinocort Aqua, and wow, no more allergy. I have been on it for over a year. Just one squirt in each nostril, and the drip disappears. I refuse to get rid of the cats and dog.
36 year old female
Posted: 2009-06-10 16:50:06 Rating: