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Is montilukast usually prescribed for non allergic rhinitis? does it work?or is it just for allergic types of rhinitis?
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Anti inflammatory: Montelukast is a leukotreine inhibitor, one of many mediators for chronic inflammation, Rhinitis in general denotes inflammation, whether is it of allergic origin doesn't matter, that's why Montelukast is helpful too with asthma of any type and exercise induced asthma (a non-allergic condition),
Answered 4/10/2020
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