Hay Fever
Allergic Rhinitis
- Hay fever affects 26% of UK population
- Symptoms include runny nose, sneezing and red, watery eyes
- Severe hay fever can impact your daily routine
- 10 treatment options
- Check your appropriateness and suitability
ABOUT
Hay fever
A few statistics
- Around 16 million in the UK have hay fever
- Hay fever student perform less well in exams
- UK has some of the highest percentage of hay fever sufferers compared to the world
- Poor asthma control is linked to moderate to severe hay fever
Hay fever is when our bodies have an allergic reaction to substances such as pollen, house dust mites, pet hair and mould.
Other triggers can be cigarette smoke, perfume and diesel exhaust
Runny nose, Itchy eyes, mouth or skin, sneezing stuffy nose duet congestion or blockage and fatigue due to poor quality of sleep
There are two periods when people are affected by hay fever: seasonal and perennial
Seasonal symptoms can occur in spring, summer, and early autumn. This is more often caused from pollen
Perennial symptoms are often all year round. Often caused by dust mites or pet hair. Food allergies are unlikely to cause perennial nasal symptoms.
If all medication options are unsuitable or have failed
Unfortunately there is no treatment cure as of yet but immunotherapy has been promising
Popular
- Includes prescriptions for 12 months medication
- Recommendation of pharmacy to save you money
- Choose a mixture of tablet, nasal spray and eye drop
- *minimum price for consult
One-off consult
- Ideal for hay fever sufferers for 1-2 months / year
- Quick consult
- Includes prescription for nasal spray, tablets and eye drops
- *minimum price for consult
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- Cheaper than any other service
- Eligible for flexible fee depending on medication required and treatment length
- Price match with any other private service
Our treatment
Medication
What a pharmacist knows best
Hay fever treatment includes tablets, nasal spray and eye drops. Let us discover your ideal treatment regimen
Tablets – fast acting, overall quite cheap to buy over-the-counter
Nasal spray- does not work straight away but you can feel an effect as soon as 12 hours. Steroid nasal sprays usually take a few days to take full effect.
Eye drops – Ideal if you are a sufferer of the classic symptom of red, itchy eyes.
Fexofenadine could before only be prescribed by your doctor. However, the 120mg is now available to purchase over-the-counter.
Fexofenadine is also classed as a non-sedative antihistamine.
Cetirizine, is also sold under the brand name Zyrtec as welll as other names.
Cetirizine is an antihistamine. The most common side-effect is a strong desire to fall asleep. It is classed as a non-sedative antihistamine and this is because it is less sedative than other anti-histamine.
Loratadine, is also sold under the brand name Clarityn as welll as other names.
Loratadine is an antihistamine. It is known for being the least likely to cause sedation
Desloratadine is suggested to be significantly more potent than loratadine.
Desloratadine usually works within 75 minutes and lasts up to 24 hours.
Nasal spray- does not work straight away but you can feel an effect as soon as 12 hours. Steroid nasal sprays usually take a few days to take full effect.
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Common FAQ
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