Other Names: Anx, Atarax, Vistaril.
Commonly Prescribed For: Hydroxyzine is generally prescribed for relieving itches caused due to allergies and controls vomiting caused due various conditions like motion sickness. This medication can also be used for treating certain symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. It is commonly used with other medications.
How to Take it: Hydroxyzine is [...]

Other Names: Olopatadine Ophthalmic
Commonly Prescribed For: Patanol is generally prescribed for treating the symptoms associated with allergic pink eye. It is commonly used with other medications.

How to Take it: Patanol is available in the form of an eye drop to be applied to the eye. This medication is normally applied to the eye(s) tow [...]

Other Names: Cyproheptadine
Commonly Prescribed For: Periactin is generally prescribed for relieving irritated, watery eyes, runny nose caused due to allergies, and hay fever. This medication can also be used for relieving itching and treating hives caused due to exposure to cold temperatures. Periactin is also used sometimes for treating allergic reactions in patients who received [...]

Other Names: Promacot, Promethegan, Promethazine.
Commonly Prescribed For: Phenergan is generally prescribed for relieving symptoms associated with allergic reactions like allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and allergic skin reactions. Phenergan is used along with other medication for treating anaphylaxis. This medication can also be used for preventing and controlling vomiting. It is commonly used with other medications.
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Other Names: Nephazoline.
Commonly Prescribed For: Pheniramine is a combination medication, generally prescribed for treating runny nose and other symptoms, such as ear congestion, and itchy throat caused due to allergies, including hay fever, sinusitis, and common cold.
How to Take it: Pheniramine is available in the form of tablets, as capsules, and as sustained release tablets [...]

Other Names: AK-Pred, Pred-G, Blephamide, Blephamide, Pred Mild, Econopred, Pred Forte, Inflamase,  Inflamase
Commonly Prescribed For: Prednisolone is generally prescribed for reducing irritation, redness, and inflammation of the eyes caused due to chemicals, radiation, or other foreign bodies present in the body. This medication can also be used after eye surgery. It is commonly used with [...]

Other Names: Phenergan, Promacot, Promethegan.
Commonly Prescribed For: Promethazine generally prescribed for relieving symptoms associated with allergic reactions, like allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic skin reactions, and other allergic reactions due to plasma products. Promethazine can also be used with other medications for treating anaphylaxis, and symptoms associated with common cold, such as sneezing and runny [...]

Other Names: Periactin.

Commonly Prescribed For: Cyproheptadine is generally prescribed for relieving watery eyes, runny nose due to allergies, and hay fever. This medication can also be used for treating allergic reactions in patients. It can be used for treating Cushing’s syndrome and certain kinds of headache including migraine. Cyproheptadine is commonly used with [...]

Other Names: Alavert, Loratadine.
Commonly Prescribed For: Claritin is generally prescribed for relieving symptoms of hay fever and other allergies. This medication can also be used for treating itching caused due to hives.
How to Take it: Claritin is available in the form of a syrup, a disintegrating tablet, and a tablet to be taken via mouth. [...]

Other Names: Desloratadine.
Commonly Prescribed For: Clarinex is generally prescribed for relieving hay fever and other allergy symptoms, such as tearing eyes, sneezing, and runny nose. This medication can also be used for treating hives.
How to Take it: Clarinex is available in the form of a tablet, and as an orally disintegrating tablet to be [...]

Other Names: Zyrtec.
Commonly Prescribed For: Cetirizine is generally prescribed for treating cold or allergy symptoms including sneezing, runny nose, or itching. This medication can also be used for treating itching and inflammation caused by chronic urticaria. Cetirizine is commonly used with other medications.
How to Take it: Cetirizine is available in the form of [...]

Other Names: Flonase, Flovent, Flovent Diskus, Flovent Rotadisk
Commonly Prescribed For: Fluticasone is prescribed for the treatment of the symptoms of hay fever or seasonal allergies.  It can also be used to treat other year round allergies.
How to Take It: Fluticasone comes as a nasal spray, lotion, cream or powder. It can be prescribed as an [...]

Other Names: Hydroxyzine, Anx, Atarax Syrup, Vistaril.
Commonly Prescribed For: Atarax is generally prescribed for relieving itches caused due to allergies and controls vomiting caused due various conditions like motion sickness. This medication can also be used for treating anxiety and certain symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. It is commonly used with other medications.
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Other Names: Allegra
Commonly Prescribed For: Fexofenadine is prescribed to treat seasonal allergies.  These can include watery eyes, sneezing, runny nose, itchy throat, skin itching or hives.
How to Take It: Fexofenadine can be taken with or without food and comes in tablet form.  It should be swallowed whole with water.  There are some kinds of fruit [...]

Other Names: Aceta-Gesic, Apagesic, Dologesic, Genasec, Lagesic, Phenylgesic, Vistra
Commonly Prescribed For: Flextra-DS is prescribed for relieving pain and reducing fever.  It is used to treat the symptoms which are associated with allergies or hay fever.
How to Take It: Flextra-DS should be taken as prescribed by your doctor.  It should not be taken for longer than [...]

Other Names: Veramyst
Commonly Prescribed For: Flonase is commonly prescribed for the treatment of nasal conditions such as congestion, runny nose or sneezing which are caused by allergies.
How to Take It: Flonase is a nasal spray which should be sprayed once or twice in each nostril once every day.  It should be shaken very well immediately [...]

Other Names: Fexofenadine
Commonly Prescribed For: Allegra is generally prescribed for relieving allergy symptoms due to seasonal allergic arthritis, including roof of the mouth, runny nose, throat, sneezing, and itching of the nose in adults and in children. This medication can also be used for relieving certain symptoms of urticaria.

How to Take it: Allegra is [...]

Other Names: Fexofenadine and Pseudoephedrine
Commonly Prescribed For: Allegra-D is used along with pseudoephedrine for relieving the symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis like runny nose, itching of the nose or sneezing.

How to Take it: Allegra-D is available in the form of an extended-release tablet to be taken via mouth. This medication is generally taken [...]

Other Names: Diphenhydramine, Sominex Maximum Strength Caplet, Theraflu
Commonly Prescribed for: Benadryl is an antihistamine, should be taken by anyone suffering from sneezing, runny nose, itching, watery eyes, hives, rashes and other symptoms of allergies and common flu. Benadryl is also prescribed to suppress coughs, to treat motion sickness, to induce sleep and to treat mild [...]

Other Names: Beta-Val, Celestone, Diprolene, Luxiq, Betaderm, Betaject, Betnesol, Betnovate, Diprosone, Ectosone, Prevex, Taro-Sone, Topilene, Topisone, Valisone
Commonly Prescribed for: Betamethasone is a corticosteroid used to reduce swelling, redness, itching and allergic reactions. It is also prescribed to treat asthma, allergies, arthritis, Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as to treat blood disorders and adrenal [...]

Other Names: Claritin
Commonly Prescribed For: Loratadine is normally prescribed for treating symptoms associated with hay fever (allergy to dust) and other allergies. Some of the symptoms include throat infection, runny nose, nose, sneezing and itchy eyes. It can also be used for treating redness due to hives.

How to Take it: Loratadine is available in [...]

Other Names: Cetirizine
Commonly Prescribed for: Zyrtec is most commonly used to treat the effects of hay fever, cold and allergy symptoms.
How to take it: The is available in 3 forms: tablets, syrup or chewable tablets. The tablets come in both 5mg and 10mg. The recommended dose for adults is 5 – 10mg per day depending [...]

Other Names: Zaditor
Usually Prescribed for: Ketotifen is used to prevent asthma and allergies.
How to take it: Ketotifen is commonly taken orally.  This allows it to be absorbed and transported to the needed area most efficiently and effectively.  However if you have itchy red eyes then your substitute could be drops.  This is the quickest [...]

Other Names: Diphenhydramine, Sominex, Benadryl, Unisom, Genahist
Commonly Prescribed for: Allergies symptoms, common cold, and hay fever
Manufacturer: Generic Drug
How to take it: Acadryl comes as tablets, liquid or capsule, all can be taken with or without food. The last dose should be 30 minutes prior to bedtime to give better sleep. Chewable tablets should not be [...]

Other Names: Decongestant Long Acting, Antihistamine
Commonly Prescribed for: itchy throat and eyes, watery eyes, runny nose and ear obstruction.
Manufacturer: Generic Drug
How to take it: Acatapp Extended-release capsules should be swallowed whole with water to prevent quick-release. Never crush or chew them.
How it works: Acatapp is a decongestant. The antihistamine component helps relieve Throat/eye itchiness and [...]

Other Names: Atropine, Hyoscyamine, PE, CPM, Scopolamine
Commonly Prescribed for: Allergy Symptoms.
Manufacturer: Generic Drug
How to take it: It is recommended to take accuhist with food or milk to avoid digestive system disorders and patients are recommended to hidrate abundantly. In the case of Accuhist Suspension it is highly recommended to shake the container [...]

Other Names: Triprolidine, Pseudoephedrine, Genac, Allerphed, Actifed, Altafed, Allerfrim, Aphedrid, A-Phedrin, Biofed-PE, Aprodine, Histafed, Pediatex TD, Vi-Sudo, Zymine-D, Tripohist D
Commonly Prescribed for: Actacin is prescribed to relieve different allergies and their symptoms.
Manufacturer: Generic Drug
How to take it: Actacin may be taken with food or with milk. Extended release tablets must never be chewed/crushed rather they [...]