Compared to a traditional immunotherapy build-up schedule, cluster immunotherapy involves a rapid build-up schedule by administering multiple allergy shots per day in order to quickly achieve a final maintenance dose. Learn how cluster immunotherapy can serve as a safe, faster way to achieve a high dosage of immunotherapy to quickly improve the symptoms of a wide variety of allergic conditions.
| | If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here | | | | Cluster Immunotherapy | Compared to a traditional immunotherapy build-up schedule, cluster immunotherapy involves a rapid build-up schedule by administering multiple allergy shots per day in order to quickly achieve a final maintenance dose. Learn how cluster immunotherapy can serve as a safe, faster way to achieve a high dosage of immunotherapy to quickly improve the symptoms of a wide variety of allergic conditions. | | Daniel More, MD Allergies Expert | | | Cluster Immunotherapy | Cluster immunotherapy involves giving two or more allergy shots at each visit, usually spaced apart by 30 minutes. This procedure is performed once or twice a week, and also allows for a person to get to their maintenance dose much quicker. While some studies have shown that cluster immunotherapy results in higher rates of allergic reactions than traditional schedules for allergy shots, other studies show no difference for rates of allergic reactions. Some allergists recommend medications, such as antihistamines, to minimize these reactions during cluster immunotherapy, while others do not. | | | All About Allergy Shots | Allergy shots, also known as subcutaneous immunotherapy, have been used for over 100 years for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic asthma, and more recently for atopic dermatitis (Allergy shots are also used for venom allergy, but not for food allergies). Immunotherapy is the only treatment for allergies that can effectively cure, or at least significantly reduce, the symptoms of allergies. | | | All About Allergy Drops | Sublingual immunotherapy, or SLIT, is a form of immunotherapy that involves putting drops of allergen extracts under the tongue. Many people refer to this process as “allergy drops,” and it is an alternative treatment for allergy shots. This form of immunotherapy has been used for years in Europe, and recently has had increased interest in the United States. However, it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States. | | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Allergies newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here | | 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 | | | | | | | | |
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