Use the chart below to find the kind of allergy medicine you're taking or thinking about taking to help control your allergies. The chart lists the most common types of allergy medications used to treat symptoms of nasal allergies. See Other Allergy Medication to find out more about nasal sprays, etc.
ALLERGY MEDICATIONS:
| Antihistamines | |
| brand | generic |
| Optimine | azatadine |
| Dimetane (OTC) | brompheniramine |
| Reactine, Zyrtec | cetirizine |
| Chlor-Trimeton (OTC) | chlorpheniramine |
| Tavist (OTC) | clemastine |
| Periactin | cyproheptadine |
| Polaramine | dexchlorpheniramine |
| Benadryl (OTC), Benadryl Allergy, Various | diphenhydramine |
| Allegra | fexofenadine |
| Atarax, Vistaril | hydroxyzine |
| Claritin (OTC) | loratadine |
| Nolahist | phenindamine |
| Phenergan | promethazine |
| Pyribenzamine (PBZ) | tripelennamine |
| Zyrtec (OTC) | cetirizine |
| Intranasal Antihistamines | |
| brand | generic |
| Astelin | azelastine |
| Patanase | olopatadine |
| Decongestants | |
| brand | generic |
| Vicks Vatronol | ephedrine (Available OTC as nasal spray or drops) |
| Afrin, Dristan Long-acting, Neo-Synephrine Maximum Strength, Vicks Sinex Long-Lasting, 4-Way Long Lasting | oxymetazoline (Available OTC as nasal spray or drops) |
| Dristan Fast-Acting, Neo-Synephrine (pediatric, mild, regular, and extra strength formulas), Vicks Sinex | phenylephrine (Available OTC as nasal spray or drops) |
| Drixoral Non-Drowsy, Sudafed, Children's Sudafed | pseudoephedrine (OTC) |
| AntihistamineDecongestant | |
| brand | generic |
| Dimetapp, Vicks Dayquil | brompheniramine, phenylpropanolamine |
| Triaminic | chlorpheniramine, phenylpropanolamine |
| Allerest, Chlor-Trimetron, Contac, Sudafed Plus | chlorpheniramine, pseudoephedrine |
| Tavist-D | clemastine, phenylpropanolamine |
| Drixoral Cold and Allergy | dexbrompheniramine, phenylpropanolamine |
| Benedryl Decongestant | diphenhydramine, pseudoephedrine |
| Actifed | triprolidine, pseudoephedrine |
| Zyrtec-D | cetirizine, pseudoephedrine |
| AntihistamineDecongestant | |
| brand | generic |
| Allegra-D | fexofenadine, pseudoephedrine |
| Claritin-D | loratadine, pseudoephedrine |
| Intranasal Corticosteroids | |
| brand | generic |
| Beconase, Vancenase | beclomethasone |
| Rhinocort | budesonide |
| Nasarel, Nasalide | flunisolide |
| Flonase | fluticasone |
| Nasonex | mometasone furoate |
| Nasacort | triamcinolone |
| Omnaris | ciclesonide |
| Cromolyn sodium-intranasal | |
| brand | generic |
| Nasalcrom | cromolyn sodium |
New antihistamine medications are being brought onto the market all the time. This list is a sampling of some of the antihistamines available.