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Allergy Drug Profiles

Learn more about commonly used allergy medications in Pediatrics, including indications, side effects, and other key facts, for drugs such as Claritin, Clarinex, Zyrtec, Singulair, Allegra, Flonase, Nasonex, and Rhinocort Aqua.
  1. Allergies
  2. Seasonal Allergies

Allegra

Allegra is a prescription medication used to treat seasonal allergies and chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives) in children, teens, and adults.

Singulair

Singulair is a prescription allergy medication that can be used to treat indoor and outdoor allergies in children, including infants as young as six months old.

Zyrtec

Learn about Zyrtec or cetirizine, an antihistamine that is used to treat seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis or allergies in children and adults.

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