Table 4 Attitudes of survey participants about asthma and allergic rhinitis medications

Asthma and/or allergies interfere with day-to-day life

70*

80

74

76

Difficult to treat asthma and allergy conditions effectively at the same time

47*

73

58

62

Concerned about using too much medication for both asthma and allergies

59*

85

65*

79

Concerned about the potential side effects of using corticosteroids for asthma and allergies

76*

92

81*

88

Concerned that an allergy medication that might cause drowsiness

54*

77

64

67

Inconvenient to take different medications for asthma and allergy symptoms

47*

78

63

62

Nasal sprays uncomfortable/unpleasant to treat allergies

52*

65

57

59

Oral medication preferable over nasal spray for allergies

62*

57

60

60