Steroid-free Astelin Nasal Spray demonstrated seasonal allergy symptom improvement within 15 minutes in clinical study

Co announced Sunday that the prescription antihistamine Astelin (azelastine HCl) Nasal Spray relieved the major symptoms of pollen allergy, including sneezing, runny nose and congestion, within 15 minutes of application compared to placebo and maintained efficacy at all time points for 8 hours in a randomized, single dose, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, MedPointe Pharmaceuticals announced today. In addition, a group of patients treated with intranasal Nasonex (SGP) (mometasone furoate monohydrate) did not show symptom improvement compared to placebo during the eight hour study period. Data from the 450-patient study, conducted in a controlled environmental exposure unit, were presented at the 2007 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.