Allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms in a real-life study of MP-AzeFlu to treat multimorbid allergic rhinitis and asthma

Autor: David Price, Ludger Klimek, Gabriella Gálffy, Melanie Emmeluth, Arkady Koltun, Ferdinand Kopietz, Duc Tung Nguyen, Ranny van Weissenbruch, Wolfgang Pohl, Hans-Christian Kuhl, Glenis Scadding, Joaquim Mullol
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Clinical and Molecular Allergy, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1476-7961
DOI: 10.1186/s12948-020-00130-9
Popis: Abstract Background Asthma affects up to nearly 40% of patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Poor control of AR symptoms is associated with poor asthma control. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of AR treatment with MP-AzeFlu on symptoms of AR as well as symptoms of asthma. Methods This prospective study used a visual analog scale (VAS) to assess symptoms of AR and asthma before and after treatment with MP-AzeFlu (Dymista®; azelastine hydrochloride plus fluticasone propionate; 1 spray in each nostril twice daily for 2 weeks). Participants suffered from moderate-to-severe AR according to Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma criteria, with acute AR symptoms (AR-VAS scores ≥ 50 mm) on inclusion day. In addition to symptom assessment, patients recorded the impact of AR symptoms on quality-of-life measures before, during, and at the conclusion of the treatment period (approximately 14 days). Patients self-reported change in frequency of their usage of asthma reliever medication on the last day of treatment. Results Of 1103 study participants, 267 (24.2%) had comorbid asthma. These participants reported using a mean of 5.1 puffs of asthma reliever medication in the week before treatment with MP-AzeFlu. A total of 81.8% of patients with comorbid asthma responded to AR therapy (AR-VAS
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