There are common triggers, inflammatory cells, and mediators in the upper and lower airways.11
Asthma and allergic rhinitis co-exist in one airway, are considered one disease, and can be treated with one tablet — SINGULAIR 10 mg.16
Developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization ARIA* guidelines recommend:11 Evaluation of asthmatic patients for allergic rhinitis Use of a combined strategy to treat upper and lower airway disease
* ARIA = Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma.
ALLERGIC RHINITIS: A COMMON COMORBIDITY OF ASTHMA
Up to80%of asthmatic patients have allergic rhinitis6,11,18-20
ALLERGIC RHINITIS CAN MAKE ASTHMA WORSE
Data from clinical and epidemiologic studies indicate: Allergic rhinitis significantly worsened asthma21,22
** A posthoc resource use analysis of a 52-week, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial (IMPACT [Investigation of Montelukast as a Partner Agent for Complementary Therapy]) of 1490 adults with chronic asthma aged 15–72 years. Eight hundred ninety-three patients had a self-reported history of concomitant allergic rhinitis. See Study Design G for details. 21
*** A retrospective cohort study using data from a UK general practice database for the period 1998–2001 enrolled subjects 16 to 55 years old (N=27,303) with one or more asthma-related GP visits during a 12-month follow-up period. See Study Design H for details. 22
There are common triggers, inflammatory cells, and mediators in the upper and lower airways.
