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Bilastine: in allergic rhinitis and urticaria.

Abstract
Bilastine is an orally administered, second-generation antihistamine used in the symptomatic treatment of seasonal or perennial allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and urticaria. In two well designed phase III trials, 14 days' treatment with bilastine was associated with a significantly lower area under the effect curve (AUEC) for the reflective total symptom score (TSS) than placebo in patients with symptomatic seasonal allergic rhinitis. Additionally, reflective nasal symptom scores were significantly lower in bilastine than placebo recipients in patients with a history of seasonal allergic rhinitis who were challenged with grass pollen allergen in a single-centre, phase II study. Neither bilastine nor cetirizine was effective in the treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis with regard to the mean AUEC for reflective TSS in another well designed phase III trial. However, results may have been altered by differences in some baseline characteristics and placebo responses between study countries. In another well designed phase III trial, compared with placebo, bilastine was associated with a significantly greater change from baseline to day 28 in the mean reflective daily urticaria symptom score in patients with chronic urticaria. There were no significant differences in primary endpoint results between bilastine and any of the active comparators used in these trials (i.e. cetirizine, levocetirizine and desloratadine). Bilastine was generally well tolerated, with a tolerability profile that was generally similar to that of the other second-generation antihistamines included in phase III clinical trials.
AuthorsNatalie J Carter
JournalDrugs (Drugs) Vol. 72 Issue 9 Pg. 1257-69 (Jun 18 2012) ISSN: 1179-1950 [Electronic] New Zealand
PMID22686617 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Benzimidazoles
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating
  • Piperidines
  • levocetirizine
  • Loratadine
  • desloratadine
  • bilastine
  • Cetirizine
Topics
  • Area Under Curve
  • Benzimidazoles (therapeutic use)
  • Cetirizine (therapeutic use)
  • Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating (therapeutic use)
  • Humans
  • Loratadine (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
  • Piperidines (therapeutic use)
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial (drug therapy)
  • Urticaria (drug therapy)

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