Allergy

Researchers explored the global disease burden of allergic-related skin diseases from 1990 to 2021 and projected future disease trends.

Allergy season is here. Help your patients tackle sneezing, itching, and congestion with this guide to the best OTC treatments.

In a review of skin inflammation’s link to food allergen sensitivity, researchers explored how patients with atopic dermatitis may be more susceptible to the development of food allergies.

Omalizumab-igec is approved to treat moderate to severe persistent asthma in patients 6 years and older whose symptoms are not well controlled with inhaled corticosteroids.

The approval is the first significant innovation for the delivery of epinephrine for this population in more than 35 years, according to the company news release.

GSK announced its ANCHOR-1 and ANCHOR-2 phase 3 trial results for depemokimab’s efficacy and safety in treating patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

Patients in the study could tolerate food allergens more, with fewer adverse events or reactions, compared with multi-allergen oral immunotherapy.

The expanded indication now includes patients aged 5 through 11 years in addition to those aged 12 through 65 years.

Researchers compared the racial and ethnic representation of participants in food allergen trials with patients who experience food allergies.

“Pharmacies are processing prescriptions, our supply chain is fully operational, and most importantly, the first patients are now receiving neffy,” said Eric Karas, CCO of ARS Pharmaceuticals.

Ragweed season begins in late August and can run through early November.

The epinephrine nasal spray from ARS Pharmaceuticals has become the first and only needle-free epinephrine alternative and the first new delivery method for epinephrine in over 3 decades.

Recent research on food allergy highlights the mental health concerns of people living with a food allergy, how nutritional intervention can help children with food allergy, and that peanut introduction can reduce rates of new allergy in high-risk infants.

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Researchers aimed to better understand the intricacies of local allergic rhinitis and how it differs from allergic rhinitis.

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Check out this list of resources to share with patients who are managing an allergy or asthma diagnosis.

April showers might bring May flowers, but for some, the month also brings the return of allergy woes. This spring, breathe easy with these OTC allergy product recommendations.

Researchers presented their findings on hypersensitivity caused by antibiotics as well as the best ways pharmacists can test for it.

The average US household spent $645 on OTC products in 2022.

Manufacturer ARS Pharma will submit the data as part of a response to a CRL received in 2023.

The approval was based on positive data from a phase 3 trial that showed patients treated with omalizumab were significantly more likely to tolerate peanut, milk, egg, or cashew protein without moderate to severe allergic symptoms.