Prakt. lékáren. 2013; 9(3): 142-145

Rhinosinusitis: role and possibilities of a pharmacist; place of nasal corticosteroids

Jiří Nevrlka

Ambulance alergologie a klinické imunologie, Poliklinika Zahradníkova 2/8, Brno

Rhinosinusitis is undoubtedly among the most frequent diseases in childhood as well as adulthood. The recognition of rhinosinusitis per se is

relatively easy even in the setting of routine pharmacy service. It is the determination of the etiopathogenetic nature of this condition that

may be a challenge. For various reasons, therapeutic intervention is suitable even in the case of a seemingly mild course, particularly in

chronic rhinosinusitis. The pharmacist can choose from a wide variety of preparations and drugs that can effectively affect the course of

rhinosinusitis and bring relief from its symptoms. In addition to preparations acting nonspecifically (symptomatic preparations) characterized

rather as medical devices, some preparations affecting the course of disease and inflammatory process in a more targeted manner

(semicausal preparations), characterized rather as medications, are also available. Nasal corticosteroids are a very potent and yet very safe

drug class and can be used in essentially all types of rhinosinusitis. This class also includes drugs that can be obtained without prescription.

Keywords: rhinosinusitis, significance of rhinosinusitis, treatment of rhinosinusitis, nasal corticosteroids

Published: July 15, 2013  Show citation