Table 4:
Medications for AR Symptoms, Ocular Symptoms, NNT, and NNH
Medication
Sneezing
Rhinorrhea
Congestion
Pruritus
Ocular
Symptoms
NNT
NNH
Antihistamine,
oral
++
++
+
+++
++
15.2
51
Antihistamine,
intranasal
++
++
+
++
0
5
22
Intranasal
steroid
+++
+++
+++
++
++
4.4
48
Intranasal
cromolyn
+
+
+
+
0
  
  
Decongestant,
oral
0
0
+
0
0
  
  
Decongestant,
intranasal
0
0
++++
0
0
  
  
Anticholinergic,
intranasal
0
++
0
0
0
  
  
Antileukotriene
0
+
++
0
++
14.3
167
  
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