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. 2010 Jul 7;2010(7):CD006989. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006989.pub2
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#1 MeSH descriptor Steroids explode all trees 
 #2 MeSH descriptor Anti‐Inflammatory Agents explode all trees 
 #3 MeSH descriptor Anti‐Inflammatory Agents, Non‐Steroidal explode all trees 
 #4 (#2 AND #3) 
 #5 (( #2 OR #4 ) AND NOT #3) 
 #6 MeSH descriptor Glucocorticoids explode all trees 
 #7 (steroid* OR corticosteroid* OR glucocorticoid* OR corticoid* OR beclomethason* OR beclamet* OR beclocort* OR becolmetasone* OR becotide* OR beconase* OR vancenase OR betamethason* OR betametasone* OR betadexamethasone* OR flubenisolone* OR celesto* OR hydrocortison* OR cortisol* OR dexamethason* OR dexametason* OR hexadecadrol* OR decadron* OR dexacort* OR dexasone* OR hexadrol* OR methylfluorprednisolone* OR millicorten* OR oradexon* OR budesonid* OR horacort* OR pulmicort* OR rhinocort* OR flunisolid* OR nasalide* OR nasarel* OR rhinalar* OR fluticason* OR flonase* OR flounce* OR flixonase* OR mometason* OR nasonex* OR triamcinolon* OR nasacort* OR tri NEXT nasal* OR aristocort* OR volon*) 
 #8 (#1 OR #6 OR #7) 
 #9 MeSH descriptor Histamine H1 Antagonists explode all trees 
 #10 (antihistam* OR (anti NEXT histam*) OR (histamine* NEAR antagonist*) OR acrivastine* OR antazoline* OR azelastine* OR astemizole* OR azatadine* OR brompheniramine* OR buclizine* OR carbinoxamine* OR cetirizine* OR chlorpheniramine* OR chlorphenamine* OR clemastine* OR cyproheptadine* OR cinnarizine* OR cyclizine* OR doxylamine OR desloratadine* OR dexbrompheniramine* OR dexchlorpheniramine* OR dimetapp*OR dimenhydrinate* OR dimethindene* OR diphenhydramine* OR diphenylpyraline* OR drixoral* OR ebastine* OR fexofenadine* OR flunarizine* OR hydroxyzine* OR ketotifen* OR levocetirizine* OR levocabastine* OR loratadine* OR meclizine* OR meclozine* OR methapyrilene* OR methdilazine* OR mequitazine* OR mizolastine* OR oxatomide* OR pheniramine* OR promethazine* OR pyrilamine* OR mepyramine* OR phenyltoloxamine* OR trimeprazine* OR alimemazine* OR triprolidine* OR tritoqualine* OR ripelennamine* OR terfenadine* OR dimotane* OR zirtek* OR clarityn* OR eoclarityn* OR telfast* OR xyzal* OR mistamine* OR mizollen* OR limemazine* OR vallergan* OR optimine* OR piriton* OR piriteze* OR tavegil* OR periactin* OR phenergan* OR xaldatin* OR claramax* OR clarinex* OR actidil* OR myidil* OR allegro* OR telfast* OR antihistam* OR anti NEXT histam*) 
 #11 (#9 OR #10) 
 #12 (#8 AND #11) 
 #13 MeSH descriptor Rhinitis explode all trees 
 #14 (rhinitis OR hayfever OR (hay NEXT fever) OR pollinosis OR pollenosis OR pollonosis) 
 #15 ((nose:ti OR nasal:ti) AND allerg*:ti) 
 #16 allerg*:ti AND (cat*:ti OR dander:ti OR mite*:ti OR dog*:ti OR ragweed:ti OR pollen:ti OR grass*:ti OR cedar:ti OR alder:ti OR willow:ti OR birch:ti OR mugwort:ti OR tree*:ti OR weed*:ti OR perennial*:ti OR season*:ti OR spring:ti OR summer:ti OR respiratory:ti) 
 #17 (#13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16) 
 #18 (#12 AND #17) #1 "Steroids"[Mesh] 
 #2 "Anti‐Inflammatory Agents"[Mesh] 
 #3 "Anti‐Inflammatory Agents, Non‐Steroidal"[Mesh] 
 #4 #2 AND #3 
 #5 (#2 OR #4) NOT #3 
 #6 "Glucocorticoids"[Mesh] 
 #7 (steroid* [tiab] OR corticosteroid* [tiab] OR glucocorticoid* [tiab] OR corticoid* [tiab] OR beclomethason* [tiab] OR beclamet* [tiab] OR beclocort* [tiab] OR becolmetasone* [tiab] OR becotide* [tiab] OR beconase* [tiab] OR vancenase [tiab] OR betamethason* [tiab] OR betametasone* [tiab] OR betadexamethasone* [tiab] OR flubenisolone* [tiab] OR celesto* [tiab] OR hydrocortison* [tiab] OR cortisol* [tiab] OR dexamethason* [tiab] OR dexametason* [tiab] OR hexadecadrol* [tiab] OR decadron* [tiab] OR dexacort* [tiab] OR dexasone* [tiab] OR hexadrol* [tiab] OR methylfluorprednisolone* [tiab] OR millicorten* [tiab] OR oradexon* [tiab] OR budesonid* [tiab] OR horacort* [tiab] OR pulmicort* [tiab] OR rhinocort* [tiab] OR flunisolid* [tiab] OR nasalide* [tiab] OR nasarel* [tiab] OR rhinalar* [tiab] OR fluticason* [tiab] OR flonase* [tiab] OR flounce* [tiab] OR flixonase* [tiab] OR mometason* [tiab] OR nasonex* [tiab] OR triamcinolon* [tiab] OR nasacort* [tiab] OR "tri nasal" [tiab] OR aristocort* [tiab] OR volon* [tiab]) 
 #8 #1 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 
 #9 "Histamine Antagonists"[Mesh] 
 #10 (antihistam* [tiab] OR "anti histam*" [tiab] OR (histamine* [tiab] and antagonist* [tiab]) OR acrivastine* [tiab] OR antazoline* [tiab] OR azelastine* [tiab] OR astemizole* [tiab] OR azatadine* [tiab] OR brompheniramine* [tiab] OR buclizine* [tiab] OR carbinoxamine* [tiab] OR cetirizine* [tiab] OR chlorpheniramine* [tiab] OR chlorphenamine* [tiab] OR clemastine* [tiab] OR cyproheptadine* [tiab] OR cinnarizine* [tiab] OR cyclizine* [tiab] OR doxylamine [tiab] OR desloratadine* [tiab] OR dexbrompheniramine* [tiab] OR dexchlorpheniramine* [tiab] OR dimetapp* [tiab] OR dimenhydrinate* [tiab] OR dimethindene* [tiab] OR diphenhydramine* [tiab] OR diphenylpyraline* [tiab] OR drixoral* [tiab] OR ebastine* [tiab] OR fexofenadine* [tiab] OR flunarizine* [tiab] OR hydroxyzine* [tiab] OR ketotifen* [tiab] OR levocetirizine* [tiab] OR levocabastine* [tiab] OR loratadine* [tiab] OR meclizine* [tiab] OR meclozine* [tiab] OR methapyrilene* [tiab] OR methdilazine* [tiab] OR mequitazine* [tiab] OR mizolastine* [tiab] OR oxatomide* [tiab] OR pheniramine* [tiab] OR promethazine* [tiab] OR pyrilamine* [tiab] OR mepyramine* [tiab] OR phenyltoloxamine* [tiab] OR trimeprazine* [tiab] OR alimemazine* [tiab] OR triprolidine* [tiab] OR tritoqualine* [tiab] OR ripelennamine* [tiab] OR terfenadine* [tiab] OR dimotane* [tiab] OR zirtek* [tiab] OR clarityn* [tiab] OR eoclarityn* [tiab] OR telfast* [tiab] OR xyzal* [tiab] OR mistamine* [tiab] OR mizollen* [tiab] OR limemazine* [tiab] OR vallergan* [tiab] OR optimine* [tiab] OR piriton* [tiab] OR piriteze* [tiab] OR tavegil* [tiab] OR periactin* [tiab] OR phenergan* [tiab] OR xaldatin* [tiab] OR claramax* [tiab] OR clarinex* [tiab] OR actidil* [tiab] OR myidil* [tiab] OR allegro* [tiab] OR telfast* [tiab]) 
 #11 #9 OR #10 
 #12 #8 AND #11 
 #13 "Rhinitis"[Mesh] 
 #14 (rhinitis [tiab] OR hayfever [tiab] OR "hay fever" [tiab] OR pollinosis [tiab] OR pollenosis [tiab] OR pollonosis [tiab]) 
 #15 (nose [ti] OR nasal [ti]) AND allerg* [ti]) 
 #16 allerg* [ti] AND (cat* [ti] OR dander [ti] OR mite* [ti] OR dog* [ti] OR ragweed [ti] OR pollen [ti] OR grass* [ti] OR cedar [ti] OR alder [ti] OR willow [ti] OR birch [ti] OR mugwort [ti] OR tree* [ti] OR weed* [ti] OR perennial* [ti] OR season* [ti] OR spring [ti] OR summer [ti] OR respiratory[ti]) 
 #17 #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 
 #18 #12 AND #17 1 exp Corticosteroid/ 
 2 exp Antiinflammatory Agent/ 
 3 exp Nonsteroid Antiinflammatory Agent/ 
 4 3 and 2 
 5 (2 or 4) not 3 
 6 (steroid* or corticosteroid* or glucocorticoid* or corticoid* or beclomethason* or beclamet* or beclocort* or becolmetasone* or becotide* or beconase* or vancenase or betamethason* or betametasone* or betadexamethasone* or flubenisolone* or celesto* or hydrocortison* or cortisol* or dexamethason* or dexametason* or hexadecadrol* or decadron* or dexacort* or dexasone* or hexadrol* or methylfluorprednisolone* or millicorten* or oradexon* or budesonid* or horacort* or pulmicort* or rhinocort* or flunisolid* or nasalide* or nasarel* or rhinalar* or fluticason* or flonase* or flounce* or flixonase* or mometason* or nasonex* or triamcinolon* or nasacort* or (tri adj nasal*) or aristocort* or volon*).tw. 
 7 6 or 1 or 5 
 8 exp Antihistaminic Agent/ 
 9 (antihistam* or (anti adj histam*) or (histamine* adj3 antagonist*) or acrivastine* or antazoline* or azelastine* or astemizole* or azatadine* or brompheniramine* or buclizine* or carbinoxamine* or cetirizine* or chlorpheniramine* or chlorphenamine* or clemastine* or cyproheptadine* or cinnarizine* or cyclizine* or doxylamine or desloratadine* or dexbrompheniramine* or dexchlorpheniramine* or dimetapp*OR dimenhydrinate* or dimethindene* or diphenhydramine* or diphenylpyraline* or drixoral* or ebastine* or fexofenadine* or flunarizine* or hydroxyzine* or ketotifen* or levocetirizine* or levocabastine* or loratadine* or meclizine* or meclozine* or methapyrilene* or methdilazine* or mequitazine* or mizolastine* or oxatomide* or pheniramine* or promethazine* or pyrilamine* or mepyramine* or phenyltoloxamine* or trimeprazine* or alimemazine* or triprolidine* or tritoqualine* or ripelennamine* or terfenadine* or dimotane* or zirtek* or clarityn* or eoclarityn* or telfast* or xyzal* or mistamine* or mizollen* or limemazine* or vallergan*OR optimine* or piriton* or piriteze* or tavegil* or periactin* or phenergan* or xaldatin* or claramax* or clarinex* or actidil* or myidil* or allegro* or telfast* or antihistam* or (anti adj histam*)).tw. 
 10 8 or 9 
 11 7 and 10 
 12 exp Rhinitis/ 
 13 (rhinitis or hayfever or hay NEXT fever or pollinosis or pollenosis or pollonosis).tw. 
 14 ((nose or nasal) and allerg*).ti. 
 15 (allerg* and (cat* or dander* or mite* or dog* or ragweed or pollen or grass* or cedar or alder or willow or birch or mugwort or tree* or weed* or perennial* or season* or spring or summer or respiratory)).ti. 
 16 13 or 12 or 15 or 14 
 17 11 and 16 S1 (MH "Steroids+") 
 S2 (MH "Antiinflammatory Agents, Steroidal+") 
 S3 (MH "Antiinflammatory Agents, Non‐Steroidal+" 
 S4 S2 AND S3 
 S5 (S2 OR S4) NOT S3 
 S6 (MH "Glucocorticoids+") 
 S7 TX (steroid* OR corticosteroid* OR glucocorticoid* OR corticoid* OR beclomethason* OR beclamet* OR beclocort* OR becolmetasone* OR becotide* OR beconase* OR vancenase OR betamethason* OR betametasone* OR betadexamethasone* OR flubenisolone* OR celesto* OR hydrocortison* OR cortisol* OR dexamethason* OR dexametason* OR hexadecadrol* OR decadron* OR dexacort* OR dexasone* OR hexadrol* OR methylfluorprednisolone* OR millicorten* OR oradexon* OR budesonid* OR horacort* OR pulmicort* OR rhinocort*) 
 S8 (MH "Histamine Antagonists+") 
 S9 TX (antihistam* OR (anti NEXT histam*) OR (histamine* adj antagonist*) OR acrivastine* OR antazoline* OR azelastine* OR astemizole* OR azatadine* OR brompheniramine* OR buclizine* OR carbinoxamine* OR cetirizine* OR chlorpheniramine* OR chlorphenamine* OR clemastine* OR cyproheptadine* OR cinnarizine* OR cyclizine* OR doxylamine OR desloratadine* OR dexbrompheniramine* OR dexchlorpheniramine* OR dimetapp*OR dimenhydrinate* OR dimethindene* OR diphenhydramine* OR diphenylpyraline* OR drixoral* ) 
 S10 S1 OR S5 OR S6 OR S7 
 S11 S8 OR S9 
 S12 S10 AND S11 
 S13 (MH "Rhinitis+") 
 S14 TX (rhinitis OR hayfever OR (hay NEXT fever) OR pollinosis OR pollenosis OR pollonosis) 
 S15 TI ((nose OR nasal) AND allerg*) 
 S16 TI (allerg* AND (cat* OR dander OR mite* OR dog* OR ragweed OR pollen OR grass* OR cedar OR alder OR willow OR birch OR mugwort OR tree* OR weed* OR perennial* OR season* OR spring OR summer OR respiratory)) 
 S17 S13 OR S14 OR S15 OR S16 
 S18 S12 AND S17
BIOSIS Previews CAB Abstracts Web of Science
1 (steroid* or corticosteroid* or glucocorticoid* or corticoid* or beclomethason* or beclamet* or beclocort* or becolmetasone* or becotide* or beconase* or vancenase or betamethason* or betametasone* or betadexamethasone* or flubenisolone* or celesto* or hydrocortison* or cortisol* or dexamethason* or dexametason* or hexadecadrol* or decadron* or dexacort* or dexasone* or hexadrol* or methylfluorprednisolone* or millicorten* or oradexon* or budesonid* or horacort* or pulmicort* or rhinocort* or flunisolid* or nasalide* or nasarel* or rhinalar* or fluticason* or flonase* or flounce* or flixonase* or mometason* or nasonex* or triamcinolon* or nasacort* or (tri adj nasal*) or aristocort* or volon*).tw. 
 2 (antihistam* or (anti adj histam*) or (histamine* adj3 antagonist*) or acrivastine* or antazoline* or azelastine* or astemizole* or azatadine* or brompheniramine* or buclizine* or carbinoxamine* or cetirizine* or chlorpheniramine* or chlorphenamine* or clemastine* or cyproheptadine* or cinnarizine* or cyclizine* or doxylamine or desloratadine* or dexbrompheniramine* or dexchlorpheniramine* or dimetapp*OR dimenhydrinate* or dimethindene* or diphenhydramine* or diphenylpyraline* or drixoral* or ebastine* or fexofenadine* or flunarizine* or hydroxyzine* or ketotifen* or levocetirizine* or levocabastine* or loratadine* or meclizine* or meclozine* or methapyrilene* or methdilazine* or mequitazine* or mizolastine* or oxatomide* or pheniramine* or promethazine* or pyrilamine* or mepyramine* or phenyltoloxamine* or trimeprazine* or alimemazine* or triprolidine* or tritoqualine* or ripelennamine* or terfenadine* or dimotane* or zirtek* or clarityn* or eoclarityn* or telfast* or xyzal* or mistamine* or mizollen* or limemazine* or vallergan*OR optimine* or piriton* or piriteze* or tavegil* or periactin* or phenergan* or xaldatin* or claramax* or clarinex* or actidil* or myidil* or allegro* or telfast* or antihistam* or (anti adj histam*)).tw. 
 3 (rhinitis or hayfever or hay NEXT fever or pollinosis or pollenosis or pollonosis).tw. 
 4 ((nose or nasal) and allerg*).ti. 
 5 (allerg* and (cat* or dander* or mite* or dog* or ragweed or pollen or grass* or cedar or alder or willow or birch or mugwort or tree* or weed* or perennial* or season* or spring or summer or respiratory)).ti. 
 6 1 and 2 
 7 4 or 3 or 5 
 8 6 and 7 1 exp Corticosteroid/ 
 2 exp Antiinflammatory Agent/ 
 3 (steroid* or corticosteroid* or glucocorticoid* or corticoid* or beclomethason* or beclamet* or beclocort* or becolmetasone* or becotide* or beconase* or vancenase or betamethason* or betametasone* or betadexamethasone* or flubenisolone* or celesto* or hydrocortison* or cortisol* or dexamethason* or dexametason* or hexadecadrol* or decadron* or dexacort* or dexasone* or hexadrol* or methylfluorprednisolone* or millicorten* or oradexon* or budesonid* or horacort* or pulmicort* or rhinocort* or flunisolid* or nasalide* or nasarel* or rhinalar* or fluticason* or flonase* or flounce* or flixonase* or mometason* or nasonex* or triamcinolon* or nasacort* or (tri adj nasal*) or aristocort* or volon*).tw. 
 4 (antihistam* or (anti adj histam*) or (histamine* adj3 antagonist*) or acrivastine* or antazoline* or azelastine* or astemizole* or azatadine* or brompheniramine* or buclizine* or carbinoxamine* or cetirizine* or chlorpheniramine* or chlorphenamine* or clemastine* or cyproheptadine* or cinnarizine* or cyclizine* or doxylamine or desloratadine* or dexbrompheniramine* or dexchlorpheniramine* or dimetapp*OR dimenhydrinate* or dimethindene* or diphenhydramine* or diphenylpyraline* or drixoral* or ebastine* or fexofenadine* or flunarizine* or hydroxyzine* or ketotifen* or levocetirizine* or levocabastine* or loratadine* or meclizine* or meclozine* or methapyrilene* or methdilazine* or mequitazine* or mizolastine* or oxatomide* or pheniramine* or promethazine* or pyrilamine* or mepyramine* or phenyltoloxamine* or trimeprazine* or alimemazine* or triprolidine* or tritoqualine* or ripelennamine* or terfenadine* or dimotane* or zirtek* or clarityn* or eoclarityn* or telfast* or xyzal* or mistamine* or mizollen* or limemazine* or vallergan*OR optimine* or piriton* or piriteze* or tavegil* or periactin* or phenergan* or xaldatin* or claramax* or clarinex* or actidil* or myidil* or allegro* or telfast* or antihistam* or (anti adj histam*)).tw. 
 5 exp Rhinitis/ 
 6 (rhinitis or hayfever or hay NEXT fever or pollinosis or pollenosis or pollonosis).tw. 
 7 ((nose or nasal) and allerg*).ti. 
 8 (allerg* and (cat* or dander* or mite* or dog* or ragweed or pollen or grass* or cedar or alder or willow or birch or mugwort or tree* or weed* or perennial* or season* or spring or summer or respiratory)).ti. 
 9 6 or 5 or 8 or 7 
 10 exp antihistaminics/ 
 11 4 or 10 
 12 1 or 3 or 2 
 13 11 and 12 
 14 13 and 9 # 1 TS=(steroid* OR corticosteroid* OR glucocorticoid* OR corticoid* OR beclomethason* OR beclamet* OR beclocort* OR becolmetasone* OR becotide* OR beconase* OR vancenase OR betamethason* OR betametasone* OR betadexamethasone* OR flubenisolone* OR celesto* OR hydrocortison* OR cortisol* OR dexamethason* OR dexametason* OR hexadecadrol* OR decadron* OR dexacort* OR dexasone* OR hexadrol* OR methylfluorprednisolone* OR millicorten* OR oradexon* OR budesonid* OR horacort* OR pulmicort* OR rhinocort* OR flunisolid* OR nasalide* OR nasarel* OR rhinalar* OR fluticason* OR flonase* OR flounce* OR flixonase* OR mometason* OR nasonex* OR triamcinolon* OR nasacort* OR tri adj nasal* OR aristocort* OR volon*) 
 # 2 TS=(antihistam* OR (anti NEXT histam*) OR (histamine* NEAR antagonist*) OR acrivastine* OR antazoline* OR azelastine* OR astemizole* OR azatadine* OR brompheniramine* OR buclizine* OR carbinoxamine* OR cetirizine* OR chlorpheniramine* OR chlorphenamine* OR clemastine* OR cyproheptadine* OR cinnarizine* OR cyclizine* OR doxylamine OR desloratadine* OR dexbrompheniramine* OR dexchlorpheniramine* OR dimetapp*OR dimenhydrinate* OR dimethindene* ) 
 # 3 TS= (diphenhydramine* OR diphenylpyraline* OR drixoral* OR ebastine* OR fexofenadine* OR flunarizine* OR hydroxyzine* OR ketotifen* OR levocetirizine* OR levocabastine* OR loratadine* OR meclizine* OR meclozine* OR methapyrilene* OR methdilazine* OR mequitazine* OR mizolastine* OR oxatomide* OR pheniramine* OR promethazine* OR pyrilamine* OR mepyramine* OR phenyltoloxamine* OR trimeprazine* OR alimemazine* OR triprolidine* OR tritoqualine* OR ripelennamine* OR terfenadine* OR dimotane* OR zirtek* OR clarityn* OR eoclarityn*) 
 # 4 TS=( telfast* OR xyzal* OR mistamine* OR mizollen* OR limemazine* OR vallergan*OR optimine* OR piriton* OR piriteze* OR tavegil* OR periactin* OR phenergan* OR xaldatin* OR claramax* OR clarinex* OR actidil* OR myidil* OR allegro* OR telfast* OR antihistam* OR anti adj histam* ) 
 # 5 #4 OR #3 OR #2 
 # 6 #5 AND #1 
 # 7 TS=(rhinitis OR hayfever OR (hay NEXT fever) OR pollinosis OR pollenosis OR pollonosis) 
 # 8 TS=((nose OR nasal) AND allerg*) 
 # 9 TI= (allerg* AND (cat* OR dander OR mite* OR dog* OR ragweed OR pollen OR grass* OR cedar OR alder OR willow OR birch OR mugwort OR tree* OR weed* OR perennial* OR season* OR spring OR summer OR respiratory)) 
 # 10 #9 OR #8 OR #7 
 # 11 #10 AND #6