Best clinical practice – Allergic rhinitis treatment

Learning objectives

• An awareness of the seven pillars of clinical management of allergic rhinitis (AR)
• An understanding of how AR pharmacotherapy is tailored to the frequency and severity of symptoms of the individual patient
• An understanding of how to guide patients on the use of a visual analogue scale for daily assessment of their AR symptoms, and the importance of regular evaluation of treatment effectiveness
• An approach to step up or step down therapy based on individual symptom control.