Category list : Anti-allergic agents
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Accurately diagnosing antibiotic allergies Subscription
Diagnosing true drug allergy can be challenging and it is important that patients are managed appropriately.
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Acting on the potential of action potentials: will bioelectronic medicines be the next biologics? Subscription
Bioelectronic medicine is a new approach to treating major chronic diseases that could give doctors and patients alternatives to costly mainstream medicine and may become as commonly prescribed as chemical or biological drugs. Some researchers and pharmaceutical companies are already taking this potential new class of treatments seriously and, as promising results emerge, others are expected to follow.
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All schools can now purchase emergency adrenaline auto-injectors without prescription
Following a change in the law, all schools in the UK can now purchase adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) devices from their local pharmacy without a prescription for emergency use on children at risk of anaphylaxis who do not have access to a working device.
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Allergic rhinitis: impact, diagnosis, treatment and management Subscription
Allergic rhinitis results from an immunological abnormality in which atopic individuals produce immunoglobulin E (IgE) to allergens (e.g. pollen, house dust mites, animal dander and moulds). IgE activates mast cells, which respond by releasing inflammatory mediators. Histamine stimulates the early symptoms, predominately mucus production, nasal itching and sneezing. Leukotrienes and cytokines attract and activate eosinophils to cause allergic inflammation, which is primarily responsible ...
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Alleviating allergies — and confusion Subscription
7 July 2014: BBC television’s Your Money looked at how much viewers should be spending on hay fever medicines. RPS Chief Scientist Jayne Lawrence advised viewers that perceived differences between branded and generic antihistamines are probably due to the placebo effect. “If the patient has the same active ingredient at the same dose in the same type of formulation, for example a tablet, it’s very unlikely the patient will experience any difference between the branded and the generic ...
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Antihistamine could be used as a cheaper hepatitis C therapy, study suggests Subscription
An anti-allergy treatment is effective in treating hepatitis C virus, a study has found, raising hopes of an affordable weapon in the fight against the virus.
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Antihistamine reduces pain in irritable bowel syndrome Subscription
Patients given H1 antihistamine ebastine showed significant reduction in pain score in randomised trial.
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Asthma drug omalizumab approved for treatment of urticaria
The monoclonal antibody omalizumab (Xolair) has been approved by the European Commission as an add-on therapy for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in adults and adolescents with inadequate response to H1 antihistamine treatment.
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Can omega-3-rich fish oil supplements reduce allergy risk in infants? Subscription
Results from a meta-analysis show that a mother’s fish oil supplementation during pregnancy may reduce allergy in her children, but the exact benefits of this supplement – and many others – are yet to be determined.
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Clinical Pharmacist's monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month Subscription
What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.
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