As it is virtually impossible for you to avoid everything that triggers your allergies, your physician may prescribe you some allergy medications. It is dependant on the allergy symptoms you have for the doctor to prescribe the right medication or combination of medications.

Medicines for allergy are available in nasal spray, topical (applied to the skin), liquid, eyedrop, and pill forms. Some of the allergy medications are available as over-the-counter or OTC medicines and others as prescript only drugs. Get advice from you physician for making the best choice and finding out which medications are best for the symptoms you are having.

Listed in the following are the different types of allergy medications available in the market that you doctor may choose for you.

1. Antihistamines
2. Antihistamine & Decongestant Combinations
3. Antihistamine, Decongestant, and Pail Reliever Combinations
4. Decongestants
5. Eye Drops
6. Nasal Sprays

Antihistamines:

Antihistamines are available over-the-counter or by prescription.

Available OTC Antihistamines

Benedryl Allergy Kapseal

Benedryl Allergy Ultratabs

Benedryl Dye Free Allergy Liqui-Gels

Chlor-Trimeton Allergy

Claritin

Tavist

Available Prescription Antihistamines

Allegra

Clarinex

Zyrtec

Antihistamine & Decongestant Combinations:

These combination of medicines for allergy are available OTC or by prescription.

Available OTC Antihistamine & Decongestant Combinations

Actifed Cold & Allergy

Benedryl Allergy/Sinus

Claritin D 12 Hour

Claritin D 24 Hour

Sudafed Cold & Allergy

Tavist D

Available Prescription Antihistamine & Decongestant Combinations

Allegra D

Zyrtec D 12 Hour

Antihistamine, Decongestant, and Pain Reliever Combinations:

Almost all of the available antihistamine, decongestant, and pain reliever combination of medications for allergy are available as OTC drugs.

Available OTC Antihistamine, Decongestant, and Pain Reliever Combinations

Actifed Cold and Sinus

Benadryl Allergy/Cold

Benadryl Severe Allergy & Sinus Headache

Sinutab Sinus Allergy

Tylenol Allergy Sinus

Decongestants:

Like the previous ‘combination of medications’ for allergy, decongestants are also available as OTC drugs.

Available OTC Decongestants

Sudafed Nasal Decongestant

Sudafed 12 Hour

Sudafed 24 Hour Tablets

Eye Drops:

Not many of the eye drops for allergy are available in the market. The ones you may easily find are:

Available OTC Eye Drops

OcuHist

Available Prescription Eye Drops

Livostin

Nasal Sprays:

Like eye drops for allergy, nasal sprays for allergy are also not many available in drug stores. Eye drops mentioned above in both the categories can be used as nasal sprays for allergy.