HOW DO FLONASE NASAL SPRAYS WORK?
Unlike most over-the-counter allergy pills, FLONASE allergy medicines help block six allergic substances produced by your immune system cells in response to allergens, rather than just one.**
**Mechanism vs most over-the-counter (OTC) allergy pills. FLONASE nasal sprays act on multiple inflammatory substances (histamine, prostaglandins, cytokine, tryptases, chemokine, and leukotrienes). The exact number and precise mechanism are unknown.
MORE COMPLETE
ALLERGY SYMPTOM RELIEF*
Once-daily FLONASE nasal spray products are proven to offer 24-hour relief from both nose and eye-related allergy symptoms**. FLONASE products are both non-addictive and non-drowsy.
FLONASE offers 24-hour relief from:
- Nasal Congestion
- Runny Nose
- Sneezing
- Itchy Nose
- Itchy, water eyes††
*vs single-ingredient antihistamines which do not treat nasal congestion
**Flonase relieves nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose, itchy and watery eyes.
†vs single-ingredient antihistamines which do not treat nasal congestion.
†† Flonase SENSIMIST is indicated for itchy, watery eyes in adults and children 12 years of age and older. See product pages for full information.
SEE HOW FLONASE COMPARES
When choosing an allergy treatment, don't settle for anything less than more complete allergy relief.* Unlike most allergy pills, which only block histamine, FLONASE nasal sprays block six of the inflammatory substances your immune system cells release in response to allergens.**
This means you get non-drowsy relief from allergy symptoms – including nasal congestion, which most allergy pills don’t relieve*. What’s more, FLONASE works directly in your nose to help target allergies at the source.
Have a look at how FLONASE stacks up against other allergy medicines:
| Allergy Nasal Sprays (E.g. FLONASE Products) | Single-Ingredient Anthistamine Pills (E.g. Allegra®, Claritin® & Zyrtec®) | |
| Helps block 6 allergic substances, not just 1* | . | |
| 24-hour relief of allergy symptoms | . | . |
| Relieves nasal congestion | . | |
| Can be used every day during allergy season | . | . |
This chart represents the leading allergy medicines and is not intended to represent an all-inclusive list. Please see specific products for full labeling information. Use only as directed. Afrin®, Claritin®, and Zyrtec® are trademarks of their respective companies.
*vs single-ingredient antihistamines which do not treat nasal congestion
**Mechanism vs. most OTC allergy pills. FLONASE acts on multiple inflammatory substances (histamine, prostaglandins, cytokines, tryptases, chemokines, and leukotrienes). The exact number and precise mechanism are unknown.
Sources
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- Mayo Clinic. Allergies. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/allergies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351497. Accessed December 17, 2019.
