Intranasal Ciclesonide in Allergic Rhinitis

摘要

Allergic rhinitis affects more than 20% and is responsible for very high direct and indirect costs. Nasal corticosteroids are the principle pharmaceutical option for the treatment of allergic rhinitis. They are more effective than all other therapeutic options and in addition to improving symptoms of allergic rhinitis they also improve quality of life in patients suffering from allergic rhinitis. There are many intranasal corticosteroids approved for the treatment of allergic rhinitis in pediatric and adult populations. Ciclesonide has shown so far a very good safety and pharmacokinetic profile and is effective for treatment of symptoms in both seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis. This review summarizes the studies describing these effects of intranasal ciclesonide.