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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Medical Therapy

• No cure for permanent anosmia
• Treat underlying disease (in hopes of treating anosmia due to CNS or endocrine diseases)

Pharmacotherapy

Acute Pharmacotherapies

• Temporary anosmia:

  • Corticosteroids
  • Antibiotics
  • Antihistamines
  • Decongestants

Chronic Pharmacotherapies

• Supplemental vitamins for patients with vitamin deficiencies