Category list : Anti-allergic agents
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Cow’s milk protein allergy in children: identification and treatment Subscription
How pharmacists and pharmacy professionals can diagnose this complex problem and advise parents and carers on options for management.
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Patients paying up to £6 more for hay fever prescriptions rather than buying OTC Subscription
Patients in England paid for more than 180,000 prescriptions for hay fever remedies in 2016 and 2017, despite them being available much more cheaply over-the-counter, according to data obtained by MoneySavingExpert.
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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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OTC antihistamines could be linked to infertility in men Subscription
Over-the-counter antihistamines could be linked to impaired fertility in men, a study using animal research suggests.
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Combined oral immunotherapy shows lasting effect against peanut allergy four years later Subscription
In a report of the long-term outcomes of probiotics plus peanut oral immunotherapy, more than half of study participants were able to continue eating peanuts up to four years later.
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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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FDA allows claim that peanut for very young children could prevent allergy
US food manufacturers will, for the first time, be allowed make the health claim that their product could help to prevent peanut allergies in babies and young children.
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Mylan to pay $465m in settlement over EpiPen
US drug manufacturer Mylan has agreed a US$465m settlement with the US Department of Justice in response to allegations that it overcharged the healthcare programme Medicaid for its anaphylaxis treatment EpiPen (epinephrine).
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Nasonex to be made available without prescription
Nasonex, a mometasone furoate nasal spray, is to be made available over the counter in pharmacies without prescription, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced.
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US FDA approves Odactra sublingual treatment for dust mite allergy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet (SLIT) Odactra for the treatment of dust mite allergy.
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