Table 2 Use of pharmacological treatments and mean cost/person in 855 participants with self-reported allergic rhinitis
From: TOTALL: high cost of allergic rhinitis—a national Swedish population-based questionnaire study
Pharmacological treatments | N | % | Mean costs, € |
|---|---|---|---|
Any drug for nasal and/or eye problems | 690 | 80.7 | |
Nasal spray with steroids | 380 | 44.4 | 32.4 |
Antihistamine, oral | 612 | 71.6 | 35.4 |
Nasal spray with antihistamine | 198 | 23.2 | 11.8 |
Decongestant nasal spray | 353 | 41.3 | 7.3 |
Decongestant tablets | 59 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
Allergy vaccination, oral | 6 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
Allergy vaccination, injection | 12 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
Steroids, oral or injection | 63 | 7.4 | 1.8 |
Alternative medicine | 80 | 9.4 | 6.8 |
