TABLE 2

Recommended medications

IndicationMedication and dose
Frequent travelFexofenadine 180 mg daily32
Levocetirizine 5 mg daily in the evening32
Montelukast 10 mg daily in the evening33
Predominant gastrointestinal symptomsOral cromolyn solution 100 to 200 mg, 2 to 4 times daily, 20 to 30 minutes before meals15
Refractory symptomsOmalizumab (dose based on weight and immunoglobulin E levels)31
Severe symptomsaSelf-injectable epinephrine3

  • ↵a Respiratory compromise, hypotension, severe angioedema.