This JAMA Patient Page describes the types of over-the-counter medications to treat eye allergy symptoms and how to use them.
Nonprescription medications for allergic rhinitis (hay fever) are over-the-counter drugs that treat symptoms such as runny nose, itchy eyes, and sneezing.
Alpha-gal syndrome is a type of food allergy to mammalian (red) meat products.
Alpha-gal syndrome is associated with tick bites, most commonly from the Lone Star tick in the US, but also from different types of ticks in other areas of the world. During a bite, a tick injects a type of sugar molecule (galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose), also called alpha-gal, which leads to formation of an antibody. Because alpha-gal is present on cells of most mammals, including cows, pigs, lambs, and goats, when affected individuals eat these animal products, an allergic reaction may occur.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting approximately 10% of the US population. AD often occurs as a childhood disease in conjunction with allergies and asthma, but it can also persist into or arise de novo in adulthood. AD negatively affects quality of life, social interactions, and work productivity, with annual US health care costs exceeding $5.3 billion.1 The current guideline provides recommendations on the management of AD in adults with both nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic topical therapies
