Patients with PR were reassessed after 1 month’s treatment with a second-generation H1-antihistamine drug.17
•Patients with CRS were reassessed after 1 month’s therapy with nasal saline irrigation and 25 μg per nostril of intranasal fluticasone or equivalent administered twice daily.18 Acute exacerbations, which were observed in 18 patients, were treated with a 2-week course of amoxicillin-clavulanate (clarithromycin in 2 cases of penicillin allergy).26
•Patients with GERD were reassessed after 3 months’ treatment with 40 mg/d of the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) omeprazole.19
•Patients with UNEX were reassessed after a month-long empiric trial of an H1-antihistamine plus 40 mg/d omeprazole.1, 2