| abstract |
A pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of sneezing, itching runny nose, nasal congestion, redness of the eye, tearing, itching of the ears or palate, shortness of breath, inflammation of the bronchial mucosa, reduced Forced Expiratory Volume In One Second (FEV1), coughs, rash, itchy skin, headaches, and aches and pains associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial allergic rhinitis, common colds, otitis, sinusitus, allergy, asthma, allergic asthma and/or inflammation, in a mammalian organism in need of such treatment. The composition comprises: i) an effective amount of at least one leukotriene antagonist selected from a) montelukast, b) 1-(((R)- (3-(2-(6,7- difluoro-2- quinolinyl)ethenyl) phenyl)-3-(2- (2-hydroxy-2- propyl)phenyl) thio)methylcyclopropaneacetic acid; c) 1-(((1(R)-3 (3-(2-(2,3- dichlorothieno[3, 2-b]pyridin-5-yl) -(E)-ethenyl)phenyl)-3-(2-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl) phenyl)propyl) thio)methyl) cyclopropaneacetic acid; d) pranlukast or f) [2-[[2-(4-tert -butyl-2-thiazolyl) -5-benzofuranyl] oxymethyl]phenyl] acetic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; in admixture with ii) an effective amount of at least one antihistamine which is descarboethoxyloratidine, cetirizine, fexofenadine, ebastine, astemizole, norastemizole, epinastine, efletirizine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |