Sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergies
The treatment of allergies often involves pharmacological therapy and recommendations by healthcare workers that the allergen should be avoided. Allergen-specific immunotherapy has emerged as an alternative to effectively decrease the immunoglobulin (Ig) E:IgG4 ratio. Two routes of administration ar...
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| description | The treatment of allergies often involves pharmacological therapy and recommendations by healthcare workers that the allergen should be avoided. Allergen-specific immunotherapy has emerged as an alternative to effectively decrease the immunoglobulin (Ig) E:IgG4 ratio. Two routes of administration are described, namely subcutaneous immunotherapy, which has always been considered to be the gold standard of treatment, and sublingual immunotherapy, which has recently been shown to have fewer systemic side-effects and improved compliance by patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f9d7e2b0e1af4db88cfcd9e507a2d6e02025-08-20T03:06:54ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042016-03-0158210.4102/safp.v58i2.44483600Sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergiesNatalie Schellack0D. Engler1Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversityDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversityThe treatment of allergies often involves pharmacological therapy and recommendations by healthcare workers that the allergen should be avoided. Allergen-specific immunotherapy has emerged as an alternative to effectively decrease the immunoglobulin (Ig) E:IgG4 ratio. Two routes of administration are described, namely subcutaneous immunotherapy, which has always been considered to be the gold standard of treatment, and sublingual immunotherapy, which has recently been shown to have fewer systemic side-effects and improved compliance by patients.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4448aitallergic diseaseallergen-specific immunotherapyallergic rhinitisclinical efficacyscitslitsubcutaneous immunotherapysublingual immunotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Natalie Schellack D. Engler Sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergies South African Family Practice ait allergic disease allergen-specific immunotherapy allergic rhinitis clinical efficacy scit slit subcutaneous immunotherapy sublingual immunotherapy |
| title | Sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergies |
| title_full | Sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergies |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergies |
| title_short | Sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergies |
| title_sort | sublingual immunotherapy for the treatment of allergies |
| topic | ait allergic disease allergen-specific immunotherapy allergic rhinitis clinical efficacy scit slit subcutaneous immunotherapy sublingual immunotherapy |
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