Over-the-counter allergy medications vs. Circava System™ therapy: Which is right for you?

Most everyone with allergies knows that temporary symptom relief can be found at the local drugstore. Over-the-counter (OTC) medications are readily available and can lessen the misery.

But is treatment with OTC medications sustainable? Are they safe? With safer, longer-lasting therapies more readily available, should doctors still prescribe OTC medications as often as they do?

The benefits of OTC medications are that they are available in local retail stores, they can temporarily relieve the symptoms of allergies, and they can be taken seasonally. But the disadvantages are numerous.

First, different medications treat different symptoms, which requires multiple purchases. Some medications cause drowsiness and impact your job and your ability to drive or operate machinery. Some, like corticosteroids, can have long lasting and /or serious side effects, and many OTC remedies are dangerous to children. Some, like nasal decongestants, can cause the stuffiness in your nose to get worse when taken for more than three days.

Next, there’s the cost of OTC medications. It’s ongoing, and it can get expensive. For example, a monthly supply of allergy pills can range from $32.98 (Zyrtec Allergy) to just under $350(Clarinex-D 24-hour).  That doesn’t include the cost of nasal sprays, pain relievers, eye drops, topical creams, and more. The average American with allergies spends $566 each year on OTC medications just to manage their allergy symptoms that are sure to return.

But most importantly, once you stop taking OTC allergy medications, all the symptoms will return.

Circava System™ therapy is different. It is designed to help you achieve remission from allergies, not just a temporary masking of symptoms. It’s custom-formulated to treat all of the environmental allergies you’re suffering from. You take the convenient oral drops at night before you go to sleep. After your first dose, no physician supervision is required.

For most patients, symptom relief is achieved in as little as 2-4 weeks, and the results are long-lasting. Most patients achieve full remission from their allergies, which can last years. It’s safe for children 3-1/2 years and older and can be taken by patients with some autoimmune diseases or on beta blockers. After thousands of treatments, no adverse side effects have been reported. And the cost of the treatment is less than the cumulative cost of OTC medications over time–so you might pay a little more in the short term but you’ll save a lot over the long term!

The question, therefore, becomes, why continue to take OTC medications when lasting relief with a powerful oral immunotherapy is now readily available? Talk to your doctor about Circava System therapy and stop the endless and potentially dangerous cycle of OTC medications for good!

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