A patient has classic symptoms of severe allergic rhinitis. She has been self-treating herself with aspirin and Benadryl. She is now in the physician’s office complaining that these drugs no longer work. The physician ordered loratadine (Claritin) and Neosynephrine nasal spray. What questions regarding aspirin use by the patient should be asked to determine potential side effects? What instructions should be given to the patient regarding the use of sympathomimetics (Neosynephrine)? What is the primary advantage of loratadine over diphenhydramine?
