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Treatment plans may include immunotherapy treatments such as sublingual allergy drops or tablets or allergy shots administered at a doctor’s office. [13] [3] Curex generally sends a three-month supply of immunotherapy treatments to patients to start. [3] Curex doctors continually monitor and adjust treatments as necessary. [1]
Sublingual immunotherapy involves putting drops or a tablet of allergen extracts under the tongue, which are then absorbed through the lining of the mouth. Sublingual immunotherapy has been demonstrated to be effective against rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma symptoms. [15] This effectiveness, however, varies depending on the type of allergen. [15]
In 1992, ALK and Abello merged. In the 1990s, ALK was the first company to launch sublingual immunotherapy drops (allergy immunotherapy administered as droplets under the tongue). In recent years, ALK's research and development strategy has been focused on introducing a range of sublingual immunotherapy tablets (SLIT-tablets).
Gasbarro says she's also received allergy immunotherapy shots in the past, "which did help some." 'I don't take medicine at all anymore. I'm a real success story.'
Allergen immunotherapy is an alternative treatment considered in some patients, with a success rate of 80%-90% in reducing symptoms, [3] but requiring a much longer duration of therapy. The choice of medications depends on the disease to be treated, its severity and patient factors.
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Allergy immunotherapy can be administered orally (as sublingual tablets or sublingual drops), or by injections under the skin (subcutaneous). Discovered by Leonard Noon and John Freeman in 1911, allergy immunotherapy represents the only causative treatment for respiratory allergies.
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