| Medication | Indications | Notes |
| Steroid Rhinalar (flunisolide) Rhinocort (budesonide) Nasacort (triamcinolone) Beconase (beclomethasone) Flonase (fluticasone) |
Allergic Rhinitis Chronic Sinusitis |
General
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| Antihistamine Biotin (levocarbastine) |
Allergic Rhinitis | Immediate effect.
If there is no effect in three days then discontinue use. Use during allergy season |
| Decongestant Otrivin (xylometazoline) Dristan (oxymetazoline) Neosynephrine(phenylephrine) |
Acute Sinusitis Rhinitis |
Careful if patient has hypertension. Short term use (< 5 days). If long term use: Rhinitis medicamentosa. |
| Antibiotic/Decongestant Soframycin (framycetin, gramicidin, phenylephrine) |
Acute Sinusitis | |
| Anticholinergic Atrovent (ipratropium bromide) |
Vasomotor Rhinitis | Careful–not to spray into eyes. Increased rate of epistaxis when combined with topical nasal steroids. |
| Lubricants Rhinaris Secaris Polysporin Vaseline |
Dry nasal mucosa | Rhinaris and Secaris may cause. |
