What are the recommended management options for persistent urticaria that is unresponsive to a combination of fexofenadine 180 mg and deflazacort 6 mg, and where itching and transient erythematous plaques immediately recur upon discontinuing the medication? | Apollo Pharmacy

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What are the recommended management options for persistent urticaria that is unresponsive to a combination of fexofenadine 180 mg and deflazacort 6 mg, and where itching and transient erythematous plaques immediately recur upon discontinuing the medication?

Asked by Male, 45 · 8 days ago

Vikas Singh

M Pharmacy

8 days ago

Since your symptoms return quickly after stopping deflazacort and fexofenadine, it is important to find a safer, long-term solution. Prolonged steroid use can have side effects. Under a specialist's guidance, next steps often involve increasing your daily non-drowsy antihistamine (like fexofenadine) up to four times the standard dose. If this is still ineffective, advanced therapies such as a targeted biologic injection (omalizumab) or other immunomodulating medications can be highly effective. Please consult an allergist or dermatologist to safely transition off the steroid and find a personalized treatment plan.

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